The pressure is on: Alves, Marchi, Lee and Triplett gain ground in PBR world title race
Four-time defending PRCA champion takes Round 1 of PBR World Finals
LAS VEGAS – In front of more than 10,000 fans at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas, four of the Top 6 riders in the Professional Bull Riders world title race gained ground on current world leader Joao Ricardo Vieira during Round 1 of the Built Ford Tough World Finals on Wednesday. Two-time (2011, 2012) PBR World Champion Silvano Alves, 2008 World Champion Guilherme Marchi, 2004 World Champion Mike Lee and Matt Triplett all covered their bulls to cut into Vieria’s lead.
Alves jumped to No. 2 in the world standings with an 86.25-point effort atop Dumber (D&H Cattle Co./Buck Cattle Co.), moving to within 399.94 points of the world lead. Fabiano Vieira, who lasted 7.55 seconds on Savage (D&H Cattle Co. /Bay/Flinn), fell to No. 3 in the world. Marchi, currently sitting No. 4 in the standings, made the 8-second mark on Flyin’ Crazy (D&H Cattle Company) for 86 points. No. 5 Lee covered McIntyre Transports 029 Back Jackin (6C Bucking Bulls/Cody Harden/Tyler McIntyre) for 87.25 points, while No. 6 Triplett rode Pearl Harbor (Boyd/Floyd Bull Company) to tie Lee for fourth in the round.
“I made the 8 seconds,” said Triplett, “and that’s really all that matters. That bull bucked really good. I was excited to get on him and it worked out.”
Regarding his opening-round effort, Marchi said, “I’m feeling great after the first round. I had a great bull. I want to win my second title. That’s my plan.”
Bruiser (D&H Cattle Co./Buck Cattle Co.) made quick work of Joao Ricardo Vieira, tossing him in 3.44 seconds.
Each of the Top 6 riders still has a very good chance of capturing the 2014 World Champion title, with Triplett being the furthest out, 1,714.42 behind the world leader. There are a total of 5,500 points available at the World Finals.
Four-time and defending PRCA champion and first-time PBR World Finals qualifier J.W. Harris took the Round 1 win with an 88.75-point performance on Jo Jo (Owens/Lane). Stormy Wing took second on Slappy (Torres Brothers) with 88.50 points, while reigning PBR World Champion J.B. Mauney landed third, posting 88 points on More Big Bucks (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve).
Round 2 of the PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals takes place Thursday, Oct. 23, beginning at 6 p.m. CBS Sports Network will carry the event live at 9 p.m. ET.
2014 Built Ford Tough World Finals
Round 1, Oct. 22 at Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas
1. J.W. Harris, 88.75-88.75 points.
2. Stormy Wing, 88.5-88.50 points.
3. J.B. Mauney, 88-88 points.
4/5. Matt Triplett, 87.25-87.25 points.
4/5. Mike Lee, 87.25-87.25 points.
6/7. L.J. Jenkins, 87-87 points.
6/7. Tanner Byrne, 87-87 points.
8/10. Brady Sims, 86.25-86.25 points.
8/10. Marco Eguchi, 86.25-86.25 points.
8/10. Silvano Alves, 86.25-86.25 points.
11/12. Eduardo Aparecido, 86-86 points.
11/12. Guilherme Marchi, 86-86 points.
13. Lachlan Richardson, 85.5-85.50 points.
14. Jordan Hupp, 84-84 points.
15. Nathan Schaper, 83.5-83.50 points.
Billy Robinson, 0-0 points.
Chase Outlaw, 0-0 points.
Claudio Crisostomo, 0-0 points.
Cody Nance, 0-0 points.
David Kennedy, 0-0 points.
Douglas Duncan, 0-0 points.
Emilio Resende, 0-0 points.
Fabiano Vieira, 0-0 points.
Fernando Henrique, 0-0 points.
Gage Gay, 0-0 points.
Gustavo Pedrero, 0-0 points.
Joao Ricardo Vieira, 0-0 points.
Josh Faircloth, 0-0 points.
Kasey Hayes, 0-0 points.
Kody Lostroh, 0-0 points.
Renato Nunes, 0-0 points.
Robson Palermo, 0-0 points.
Ryan Dirteater, 0-0 points.
Scott Schiffner, 0-0 points.
Sean Willingham, 0-0 points.
Stetson Lawrence, 0-0 points,
Ty Pozzobon, 0-0 points.
Valdiron de Oliveira, 0-0 points.
Zane Lambert, 0-0 points.
Interim 2014 Professional Bull Riders Built Ford Tough Series World Finals Standings
(Place, Rider, Events, Wins, Top 5’s, Points, Total Winnings)
1. Joao Ricardo Vieira, 28, 2, 10, 9,520.250, $254,870.96
2. Silvano Alves, 28, 0, 7, 9,120.310, $151,477.65
3. Fabiano Vieira, 26, 3, 8, 9,008.620, $249,092.67
4. Guilherme Marchi, 28, 1, 6, 8,587.060, $266,030.73
5. Mike Lee, 26, 2, 7, 8,399.060, $232,182.06
6. Matt Triplett, 28, 0, 4, 7,805.830, $146,525.80
7. Eduardo Aparecido Silva, 27, 1, 5, 6,584.680, $127,682.03
8. Cody Nance, 28, 3, 5, 6,551.620, $179,943.82
9. Gage Gay, 24, 1, 4, 6,551.370, $176,250.10
10. L.J. Jenkins, 27, 1, 2, 6,398.230, $134,787.18
11. Marco Eguchi, 27, 2, 3, 5,913.060, $158,329.78
12. Chase Outlaw, 23, 1, 2, 5,778.290, $177,538.43
13. Valdiron de Oliveira, 28, 2, 5, 5,733.060, $137,392.53
14. J. B. Mauney, 22, 2, 5, 5,361.500, $253,222.99
15. Stormy Wing, 25, 1, 2, 5,293.870, $166,460.34
16. Emilio Rezende, 26, 1, 3, 5,073.250, $99,674.92
17. Markus Mariluch, 21, 0, 5, 5,036.370, $74,265.42
18. Kasey Hayes, 22, 0, 2, 5,002.750, $82,629.21
19. Tanner Byrne, 15, 0, 4, 4,854.040, $106,164.79
20. Renato Nunes, 26, 2, 4, 4,708.430, $111,341.67
21. Ryan Dirteater, 25, 0, 5, 4,541.120, $77,673.82
22. Sean Willingham, 21, 1, 1, 4,1870, $81,555.40
23. Brady Sims, 20, 0, 3, 4,127.370, $56,976.30
24. Cláudio Crisóstomo, 22, 0, 3, 3,727.250, $80,244.55
25. Zane Lambert, 19, 0, 2, 3,701.910, $108,511.86
26. J.W. Harris, 14, 0, 2, 3,6120, $88,080.02
27. Stetson Lawrence, 12, 0, 1, 3,530.540, $87,627.68
28. Ty Pozzobon, 22, 0, 2, 3,333.370, $94,646.81
29. Nathan Schapper, 15, 1, 1, 3,323.750, $72,926.30
30. Douglas Duncan, 26, 0, 4, 3,217.870, $49,454
31. Lachlan Richardson, 24, 0, 0, 3,213.620, $64,924.93
32. Jordan Hupp, 20, 0, 1, 3,187.370, $60,362.25
33. Josh Faircloth, 9, 0, 1, 3,111.180, $47,932.68
34. Kody Lostroh, 16, 0, 2, 2,940.500, $44,796.90
35. Robson Palermo, 14, 0, 1, 2,909.370, $35,751.67
36. Billy Robinson, 24, 0, 1, 2,864.250, $44,117.58
37. Jason Malone, 10, 0, 1, 2,851.870, $68,210.39
38. Harve Stewart, 18, 0, 0, 2,422.660, $42,822.01
39. Guytin Tsosie, 10, 0, 1, 2,409.620, $39,306.34
40. Luis Blanco, 3, 0, 0, 2,326.060, $48,110.36
41. Ben Jones, 10, 0, 0, 2,262.080, $56,310.78
42. Tyler Harr, 4, 0, 0, 2,192.680, $55,061.98
43. Jory Markiss, 13, 0, 0, 2,021.620, $44,887.01
44. Budd Williamson, 2, 0, 0, 1,874.660, $46,707
45. Scottie Knapp, 3, 0, 0, 1,815.950, $53,842.98
