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2023 Unleash The Beast Game Notes: Chicago

By: Kacie Albert

As the PBR’s Unleash The Beast invades the Windy City’s Allstate Arena Jan. 13-14 during the tour’s seventh installment of the 2023 season, PBR.com is highlighting some of the series’ most memorable moments, top riders, career achievements and beyond!

  • NOT WASTING TIME: During the record-setting PBR Unleash The Beast event in New York City, two-time World Champion Jose Vitor Leme was electric in his 2023 season debut, going 3-for-4 amidst delivering the high-marked ride of the tour stop in the championship round to clinch the victory at the Monster Energy Buck Off at the Garden, presented by Ariat. Chasing his record-tying third World Championship, Leme’s golden finish propelled him from unranked to No. 10 in the race for the 2023 gold buckle
  • MORE FROM MITCHELL: Reigning PBR Rookie of the Year Bob Mitchell delivered a breakthrough
    performance inside Madison Square Garden by finishing a career-best third place at the three-day event. The podium finish garnered Mitchell a critical 80 Unleash The Beast points, surging the Steelville, Missouri, native 14 positions ahead in the World Championship standings, climbing from No. 30 to No. 16. This weekend in Chicago, the youngster will attempt to crack the Top 15 in the standings when he attempts Arctic Assassin in Round 1 inside Allstate Arena
  • FLAWLESS FINISHES: Chicago, Illinois, and Allstate Arena are also set to host the first 15/15 Bucking Battle of the season, headlined by the renewed rivalry between Jose Vitor Leme and The Right Stuff. Boudreaux Campbell, Keyshawn Whitehorse and Mason Taylor have each drawn rematches in the first 15/15, but none have previously logged a score

For all of the statistics, stories and standards heading into this weekend’s PBR Tractor Supply Co. Invitational, be sure to check out this week’s Game Notes!

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