2024 Unleash The Beast Game Notes: Tucson
By: Andrew Hatfield
2024 Unleash The Beast Game Notes: Tucson
As the PBR’s Unleash The Beast tour prepares to invade Tucson, Arizona, Nov. 10-11 during the premier series’ 2024 debut, the best bull riders in the world are set to compete inside Tucson Arena as the tour looks to crown a 2024 World Champion in six short months:
RETURN OF THE CHAMP: Last season in Tucson, Brady Oleson went a perfect 3-for-3 to take home the first event buckle of the season. Round 1 ended in a three-way tie, as Oleson, Cooper Davis and Daniel Keeping all made the 8 for 89.75 points in their first out of the season. The Idahoan punched his ticket to the final round by covering White Face for 88 points in Round 2, and then selected Pickle Moonshine to be his final animal athlete opponent. With fans inside Tucson Arena cheering him on, Oleson rocketed out of the gate and scored a monstrous 90.75 points to take back the lead with just three riders left to buck. Confident he had given it his all, the 26-year-old cowboy watched from the chutes as Vitor Losnake, Chase Outlaw and Boudreaux Campbell all bucked off to give Oleson his first career UTB win
DRAMATIC DEBUTS: While he didn’t make his debut on the PBR Challenger Series until mid-August, the day after he turned 18, John Crimber proved he is one of the most exciting prospects the PBR has ever had. Son of PBR legend Paulo Crimber, the young gun won an incredible nine Challenger Series events in just three months to skyrocket up the rankings, ending the season No. 2 in the Challenger Global standings. Not satisfied, Crimber then headed north to Canada, where he dominated in his first event, winning the PBR Canada Cup Series event in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Making his long-awaited premier series debut, Crimber is tasked with Border Wall in Round 1 on Friday. Heralded as a generational talent, Crimber is being talked about as a lock to be selected No. 1 overall in the 2024 PBR Teams Draft
Fans can tune into this weekend’s PBR Tucson beginning Friday night, with Round 1 set to begin Friday, Nov. 10 at 7:45 p.m. MST. The second round and championship go are slated to take place on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 6:45 p.m. MST and later air Sunday, Nov. 12 on CBS Sports Network at 6 p.m. MST.
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