(PBR release)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Luciano De Castro (Guzolandia, Brazil) won his first-ever PBR (Professional Bull Riders) event with a victory at the 25th PBR: Unleash The Beast, Bad Boy Mowdown at Verizon Arena in front of a record crowd in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
De Castro was the only rider to go 3-for-3 as he rode Shattered Dreams (Kevin Foreman Bucking Bulls) for 84.25 points in Round 2 and then covered Big Dutch (Jane Clark/Gene Owen) in the championship round for a massive 91.75 points. For the victory, he earned 545 world points and $37,002.86.
With the win, he jumped one spot in the world standings, rising from No. 3 to No. 2 and now trails No. 1 Ramon de Lima (São Paulo, Brazil) by 90 points.
A pair of fellow Brazilians, Emilio Resende (Santa Helena Do Goias, Brazil) and Eduardo Aparecido (Gouvelandia, Brazil) finished in second and third place, respectively.
Resende bucked off Wired Child (01 Cattle Co.) during Round 2 but earned 84.5 points when he went 8 seconds on Cut The Cord (Broken Arrow Bucking Bulls) in the championship round. He earned $19,702.86 and 360 points towards the PBR world standings.
Aparecido conquered Pick-It Construction’s Find Jesus (Ogden Ranch/Hart Cattle Co.) in the opening round of the night but unfortunately, hit the dirt early in the championship round. It’s the best finish for Aparecido this season as he earned 230 world points and $11,200.
Resende catapulted from 36th to 17th in the PBR World Standings and Aparecido moved from 17th to 10th.
Despite not being able to compete at all on Saturday due to suffering a knee injury in Round 1, Derek Kolbaba (Walla Walla, Washington) finished in fourth place, earning 165 points and $9,032.86.
Reigning World Champion Jess Lockwood (Volborg, Montana) finished in fifth place earning 159 points towards the world standings along with a paycheck of $5,602.86.
Lockwood rode Missouri Boat Ride (McConnell’s Bucking Cattle) in Round 2 and then confidently chose YETI World Champion Bull SweetPro’s Bruiser (D&H Cattle Co.) during the championship round but it was the bovine World Champion that won the matchup, dispatching Lockwood in 4.89 seconds.
The YETI “Built for the Wild” Bull of the Event was Bruiser who earned a bull score of 46.5 points. It’s the second time this year that Bruiser has been named the Bull of the Event.
Fans will be able to watch all the action from Little Rock in its entirety on RidePass.com or via the RidePass mobile app starting Monday, March 5 at 8:00 a.m.
The top bull riders in the world stay in the South with a trip to Duluth, Georgia next on the calendar. The Duluth Invitational will take place, March 10-11 at Infinite Energy Arena.
25th PBR Unleash The Beast
Badboy Mowdown
Verizon Arena, North Little Rock, Arkansas
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Luciano De Castro, 85.25-84.25-91.75-261.25-545 Points.
2. Emilio Resende, 88.25-0-88.5-176.75-360 Points.
3. Eduardo Aparecido, 0-83.25-84.5-167.75-230 Points.
4. Derek Kolbaba, 89-0-0-89.00-165 Points.
5. Jess Lockwood, 87-74.5-0-161.50-150 Points.
6. Fabiano Vieira, 0-87.5-0-87.50-145 Points.
7. Keyshawn Whitehorse, 0-87.25-0-87.25-80 Points.
8. Valdiron de Oliveira, 0-86.75-0-86.75-60 Points.
(tie). Cody Campbell, 87-0-0-87.00-60 Points.
10. Cody Teel, 0-86.25-0-86.25-42.5 Points.
(tie). Chase Robbins, 0-86.25-0-86.25-42.5 Points.
12. Jose Vitor Leme, 84.5-0-0-84.50-20 Points.
13. Guilherme Marchi, 82.75-0-0-82.75-10 Points.
14. Tanner Byrne, 0-83.75-0-83.75-7.5 Points.
(tie). Joao Ricardo Vieira, 0-83.75-0-83.75-7.5 Points.
Ramon de Lima, 0-0-0-0.00
Dener Barbosa, 0-0-0-0.00
Claudio Montanha Jr., 0-0-0-0.00
Cooper Davis, 0-0-0-0.00
Stetson Lawrence, 0-0-0-0.00
Cody Nance, 0-0-0-0.00
Kaique Pacheco, 0-0-0-0.00
Marco Antonio Eguchi, 0-0-0-0.00
J.B. Mauney, 0-0-0-0.00
Dakota Buttar, 0-0-0-0.00
Brennon Eldred, 0-0-0-0.00
Alex Marcilio, 0-0-0-0.00
Brady Oleson, 0-0-0-0.00
Wallace Vieira de Oliveira, 0-0-0-0.00
Juan Carlos Contreras, 0-0-0-0.00
Tye Chandler, 0-0-0-0.00
Paulo Ferreira Lima, 0-0-0-0.00
Ueberson Duarte, 0-0-0-0.00
Silvano Alves, 0-0-0-0.00
Stormy Wing, 0-0-0-0.00
Jake Gowdy, 0-0-0-0.00
2018 Professional Bull Riders 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast World Standings
(Place, Rider, Events, Wins, Top 5’s, Points, Total Winnings)
1. Ramon de Lima, 15, 2, 3, 1,675.00, $177,025.00
2. Luciano De Castro, 12, 1, 6, 1,585.00, $94,786.36
3. Dener Barbosa, 17, 1, 7, 1,465.00, $69,445.00
4. Claudio Montanha Jr., 16, 0, 5, 1,035.83, $60,741.67
5. Cooper Davis, 11, 1, 4, 890.00, $131,984.14
6. Ryan Dirteater, 6, 1, 1, 825.00, $55,490.00
7. Derek Kolbaba, 15, 0, 5, 810.00, $98,542.18
8. Guilherme Marchi, 11, 1, 1, 763.33, $60,356.19
9. Stetson Lawrence, 13, 0, 3, 715.00, $40,361.78
10. Eduardo Aparecido, 13, 0, 3, 700.83, $42,861.66
11. Gage Gay, 3, 1, 1, 700.00, $109,425.50
12. Valdiron de Oliveira, 15, 0, 4, 694.16, $31,281.67
13. Cody Teel, 14, 0, 4, 655.00, $80,970.95
14. Cody Nance, 11, 1, 1, 648.33, $89,337.27
15. Tanner Byrne, 12, 1, 1, 625.00, $48,960.50
16. Jess Lockwood, 11, 1, 3, 615.00, $126,107.86
17. Emilio Resende, 9, 0, 2, 545.00, $33,277.86
18. Keyshawn Whitehorse, 15, 1, 4, 543.33, $34,872.73
19. Jose Vitor Leme, 14, 1, 4, 527.50, $48,702.44
20. Kaique Pacheco, 14, 2, 2, 492.50, $51,311.66
21. Marco Antonio Eguchi, 10, 0, 1, 430.00, $23,300.00
22. Fabiano Vieira, 12, 0, 0, 397.50, $29,388.39
23. Joao Ricardo Vieira, 13, 0, 1, 387.50, $34,063.11
24. J.B. Mauney, 9, 1, 4, 365.00, $19,400.00
25. Dakota Buttar, 11, 0, 1, 362.50, $27,134.30
26. Brennon Eldred, 11, 0, 3, 357.50, $69,848.54
27. Fraser Babbington, 7, 2, 5, 330.00, $12,970.40
28. Alex Marcilio, 10, 0, 2, 305.00, $52,372.24
29. Chase Robbins, 14, 0, 4, 272.50, $32,690.94
30. Cody Campbell, 15, 1, 1, 258.33, $21,517.86
31. Aaron Kleier, 8, 2, 6, 250.00, $18,209.95
32. Brady Oleson, 13, 1, 5, 245.83, $23,977.29
33. Wallace Vieira de Oliveira, 16, 1, 1, 227.50, $29,766.07
34. Juan Carlos Contreras, 10, 1, 1, 225.00, $17,937.92
35. Tye Chandler, 17, 2, 4, 217.50, $19,391.09
36. Lindomar Lino, 11, 2, 3, 215.00, $15,787.20
37. Paulo Ferreira Lima, 11, 1, 4, 195.83, $22,495.81
38. Ueberson Duarte, 5, 1, 1, 182.50, $8,960.00
39. Lucas Divino, 4, 2, 2, 160.00, $10,325.81
40. Reese Cates, 12, 0, 3, 152.50, $13,200.00
41. Silvano Alves, 13, 0, 1, 150.00, $16,826.66
41. Rubens Barbosa, 15, 0, 3, 150.00, $23,629.61
43. Edgar Durazo, 8, 1, 1, 135.00, $15,325.87
44. Colten Jesse, 11, 1, 1, 125.00, $8,793.33
45. Ryan Miller, 7, 1, 1, 120.00, $7,900.00
45. Bryan Titman, 8, 1, 1, 120.00, $6,950.00
