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2023 Unleash The Beast Game Notes: World Finals Round 7

By: Andrew Hatfield

2023 UNLEASH THE BEAST GAME NOTES: WORLD FINALS ROUND 7

As PBR’s Unleash The Beast bucks into Dickies Arena May 21 during the final event of the 2023 Unleash The Beast campaign, PBR.com is highlighting some of the series’ latest winners, top competitors and beyond as the premier series wraps up down south Sunday afternoon with Round 7 and the championship go during the year-end showcase!

RAFAEL JOSE DE BRITO LEADS AFTER 6: Rookie Rafael Jose de Brito leads the 2023 PBR World Finals in Fort Worth, Texas, after topping Short Circuit for 88.5 points and tying for second place in Round 6. The Texas Rattlers star has the chance to make history in Fort Worth as the first rookie to be crowned the PBR World Champion should he be able to hold off the field on Championship Sunday. Brito, who currently sits No. 5 in the Unleash The Beast standings, 244 points behind No. 1 Kaique Pacheco, has led the Rookie of the Year race since he overtook Daniel Keeping, winning his first career premier series event in Eugene, Oregon, on February 18. He currently holds a 276.5-point lead in the rookie standings over fellow Brazilian Wingson Henrique da Silva, who sits in third at the World Finals. Both have the chance to become not only the first rookie to win a gold buckle, but also just the fourth rookie in history to win Rookie of the Year and the PBR World Finals in the same year, behind Boudreaux Campbell in 2020, Jose Vitor Leme in 2017 and Luke Snyder in 2001. Brito faces Red Mosquito in Round 7, while Silva takes on Ivy League

DYNAMIC DENER WINS ROUND 6: Dener Barbosa danced in perfect time with Hard Candy to win Round 6 with a score of 90 points at the PBR World Finals, the fourth 90-point ride of the two-week marathon. His ride and round win netted him 89 points as he currently sits No. 4 in the Unleash the Beast standings, 229.17 points behind Pacheco. The Brazilian cowboy entered the 2023 World Finals on a four-out ride streak, the longest of any rider heading into Fort Worth, after finishing second in Tacoma, Washington, and first in Louisville, Kentucky, to end the regular season. Barbosa continues his quest for his first gold buckle on I’m Legit Too in Round 7

A PERFECT PAIRING: In Round 6, Eduardo Aparecido topped Chiseled for the fourth consecutive time, making the 8 for 87.75 points atop the bovine competitor. The ride finally put Aparecido on the board at the World Finals, securing him 36 points with for his fifth-place finish. In the first three meetings with Chiseled, the Brazilian cowboy managed to post three 90-point rides: 91.5 points in Allen, Texas, in 2019, 91.25 points in Las Vegas in 2019, and finally for 90.5 points in Lincoln, Nebraska, in 2020. Entering the World Finals, Aparecido was one of the hottest bull riders on tour, placing in the Top 15 in the last five events of the regular season including winning in Everett, Washington, and added on a second-place finish in the 15/15 Bucking Battle in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Aparecido looks to finish the year on a new streak to contend for his first gold buckle, taking on Tulsa Time in Round 7

For all of the statistics, stories and standings heading into Round 7 of the 2023 PBR World Finals: Unleash The Beast, be sure to check out today’s Game Notes and stay tuned to PBR.com and PBR social media channels!

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