PBR Finals Rd 5- Championship Rd
- Megan Nicole Larson
- 16 hours ago
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Round 5
The PBR Finals continued in Dickies Arena in Fort Worth Texas last weekend for the final rounds to see who would walk away with the coveted championship title. Round 5 kicked off the second half of the finals with several exciting 90 point rides. Eduardo Aparecido had a flawless 96.10 point ride on Ransom (D&H Cattle Co./Flinn) for first. Alex Cerqueira took second with his 94.35 point ride on Pegasus (McCoy Rodeo/Spencer Neil). Third place went to Hudson Bolton for his 91.30 point ride on Lights Out (Blake Sharp/Henry Wilson/Hanks). Manoelito de Souza Junior earned himself fourth place with his 89 point ride atop DirtyBru (Universal Pro Rodeo/Rachel & Dustin Powell). Cassio Dias took fifth place with his 88.25 point ride matched up with Elmo (Flinn Cattle Co).
Round 6
Round 6 only saw one 90 point ride by Thiago Salgado who had a 90.05 point ride on Oyster Creek Brawler (Farris Cattle/Big Schott Rodeo). Cassio Dias took second with his 89.65 ride aboard Tulsa Time (Kelly & Cami Heath/McCoy Rodeo). Third/fourth place was a tie between Dalton Kasel for his 89.55 point ride on Big Mac (McCoy Rodeo/Phil Dahl) and Eduardo Aparecido
who had 89.55 points on Cowboy Channel Bar's Magic Hunter (Martinez Bucking Bulls, LLC). John Crimber took fifth place with his 89.40 point ride paired with July (Leffew Bucking Bulls).
Round 7
There were no 90 point ride in Round 7. Michael Lane took first with his 89.50 point ride on Let's Roll (Folsom Point Bucking Bulls). Second place went to Manoelito de Souza Junior for his 88.60 point ride on Best Bet (C-B Bucking Bulls). Julio Cesar Marques took third with his 87.80 point ride on Peso (Cannon Cattle Co). Fourth place went to Luciano De Castro for his 87.40 point ride on The Player (Blake Sharp/Henry Wilson). Hudson Bolton took fifth with his 86.65 point ride atop Vindicated (D&H Cattle Company).
Round 8
There were three 90 point rides in Round 8. John Crimber took first with his 91.35 points on What's Poppin (3B Cattle Co). Second place went to Alan de Souza for his 90.30 point ride on Scrappy (Edge of 8 Bucking Bulls/Viducic Bucking Bulls). Claudio Montanha Jr. took third with his 90.05 point ride paired with Good Riddance (Blake Sharp/Hanks). Luciano De Castro took fourth with his 89.05 point ride on Stryker (Cooper/Scruggs Bucking Bulls). Fifth place went to Manoelito de Souza Junior for his 89.00 points on Bex Red Eye (Blake Sharp/Hanks). Macaulie Leather was the last rider to successfully cover his bull for sixth place with his 88.60 points matched with Purple Rain (Wacey Hart/Hart Cattle/TNT Bucking Bulls).
Championship Round
It all came down to the Championship Round to see who would walk away the 2026 PBR World Champion. John Crimber took first with an absolutely incredible 92.90 point ride on Tigger (Spencer/Sherman Cattle Co/Farris) to win the World Championship title. Crimber beat out Brady Fielder, who placed fourth in the Championship Round for his 88.60 point ride matched with Doze You Down (Premier Livestock/Rafter G Rodeo), for the championship title by 187.83 UTB points. Fielder finished out the season in the #2 spot. Dener Barbosa took third in the Championship Round for his 89.85 points on Ghostship Warrior (Phenom/Sankey/Westrom).
Hudson Bolton who finished the season ranked #3 was awarded 2026 World Finals Event
Champion along with the $500,000 bonus despite being shut out in the Championship Round. Luciano De Castro took second place in the event despite also not making a qualified ride in the Championship Round for his aggregated score of 531.85 points. Paulo Eduardo Rossetto placed second in the Championship Round for his 91.50 point ride on Freedom Fighter (K-C Bucking Bulls/Spark-lin Acres) and third in the event with an aggregated score of 439.40 points.
In the bull pen, Ransom was awarded both the 2026 YETI PBR World Champion Bull and YETI “Built for the Wild” Bull of the Finals, earning a heft check of $100,000 and $25,000 in bonuses.
Marco Rizzo was crowned the 2026 PBR Rookie of the Year for his 21-for-57 slate during his first season as a regular on the premier series. He beat out Maverick Smith by only 30 UTB points.
For the fourth season in a row, Blake Sharp was named the 2026 PBR Stock Contractor of the Year.
Daylon Swearingen was awarded the Mason Lowe Award, presented each year to the bull rider who records the highest-scored ride during the PBR Unleash The Beast regular season. Swearington earned the honor for his 94.90 point ride on Pegasus during the regular season finale in Tacoma, Washington last month.
