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List of Professional Bull Riders Champions

This List of Professional Bull Riders Champions provides lists of all the year-end champions of the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR). There are the World Champion bull riders, World Finals event champions, World Champion bulls, and Rookie of the Year, for example. Also listed are the winners of various awards that are given out at the end of each season. The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) is an international professional bull riding organization based in Pueblo, Colorado, United States. In the U.S., PBR events have been televised on CBS and CBS Sports Network since 2012, streamed on the PBR RidePass channel on Pluto TV since 2021, and steamed on Paramount+ plus since 2022.[3][4][5] Since 2023, PBR events have also been televised on TUDN and streamed on Vix; both for Spanish-speaking viewers in the United States and Mexico.[6] More than 800 bull riders from the United States, Canada, Brazil, Australia and other countries hold PBR memberships.[7][8] This article lists all the various champions and awards that have been bestowed since the founding of the PBR in 1992.

List of Professional Bull Riders Champions
SportBull riding
Founded1992
Owner(s)Endeavor
CompetitorsOver 800 total; 40 in highest ranked tour[1][2]
Countries United States
 Canada
 Brazil
 Australia
Most recent
champion(s)		Brazil Rafael José de Brito
Official websitePBR.com

World Champion Bull Riders edit

[9]

World Finals Event Champions edit

[10]

Rookie of the Year edit

[11]

World Champion Bull edit

[2]

• Bodacious was also the 1994–1995 PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year. When Sweet Pro's Bruiser won the PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year award for 2017, he and Bodacious became the only bulls to win both the PRCA and PBR titles. Each bull won their two titles in the same year. Bodacious won both of his titles in 1995, while Sweet Pro's Bruiser won both of his titles in 2017.[12]

•• There was actually a tie between Sweet Pro's Bruiser, Sweet Pro's Long John and Pearl Harbor, which was resolved by taking the sum of the bull's best eight outs for the season. That is done according to the PBR rules as the first way to resolve a tiebreaker.[13]

Bull of the World Finals edit

  • 1996 – Strawberry Wine
  • 1997 – Nitro
  • 1998 – Cash
  • 1999 – Dillinger (tie)
  • 1999 – Promise Land (tie)
  • 2000 – Promise Land
  • 2001 – Little Yellow Jacket
  • 2002 – Ugly
  • 2003 – Neon Nights
  • 2004 – Crossfire Hurricane
  • 2005 – Pandora's Box
  • 2006 – Lucky Strike
  • 2007 – Chicken on a Chain (tie)
  • 2007 – Troubadour (tie)
  • 2008 – Bones
  • 2009 – Code Blue
  • 2010 – Bones
  • 2011 – Bushwacker
  • 2012 – Asteroid
  • 2013 – Bushwacker
  • 2014 – No bull awarded
  • 2015 – No bull awarded
  • 2016 – No bull awarded
  • 2017 – Sweet Pro's Bruiser
  • 2018 – Hocus Pocus (tie)
  • 2018 – Legit (tie)
  • 2019 – Smooth Operator
  • 2020 – I'm Busted (tie)
  • 2020 – Smooth Operator (tie)
  • 2021 – Woopaa
  • 2022 – Night Hawk
  • 2023 – Ridin' Solo

[2]

U.S. Touring Pro Division Champions edit

Source:[14]

Note: This tour debuted in 1995 as the Touring Pro Division, and was known by such name until 2001, when it was renamed as the Challenger Tour. 2009 was the last year in which this tour had a year-end finals event, and in 2010, it was changed back to its original title of the Touring Pro Division. Post-2021, it longer awards a year-end champion, and as of 2023, points won by riders on the Touring Pro Division now count towards the Velocity Tour standings.

Velocity Tour Champions edit

  • 2014   Jason Malone
  • 2015   Gage Gay
  • 2016   Chase Outlaw
  • 2017   Alex Marcilio
  • 2018   Alisson de Souza
  • 2019   José Vitor Leme
  • 2020   Mason Taylor
  • 2021   Adriano Salgado
  • 2022   Clayton Sellars
  • 2023   Josh Frost
  • 2024   Grayson Cole

Source:[15]

Velocity Tour Finals Champions edit

Million Dollar Bull Team Challenge Champions edit

  • 2019 – Harrison / Swearingin / Berger & Barrett Bucking Stock
  • 2020 – Melton Bull Co.
  • 2021 – Sho-Me Rodeo / Rafter J
  • 2022 – Halpain Bucking Bulls
  • 2023 – Nothin' But Try Ranch / Diggers Bucking Bulls

Challenger Series Champions edit

  • 2022   Keyshawn Whitehorse
  • 2023   Alan de Souza

Challenger Series Finals Champions edit

  • 2022   Sandro Batista
  • 2023   Eli Vastbinder

International Champions edit

PBR Canada edit

  • 2006   Scott Schiffner
  • 2007   Tyler Pankewicz
  • 2008   Aaron Roy
  • 2009   Beau Hill
  • 2010   Aaron Roy
  • 2011   Tyler Thomson
  • 2012   Aaron Roy
  • 2013   Zane Lambert
  • 2014   Stetson Lawrence
  • 2015   Tanner Byrne
  • 2016   Ty Pozzobon
  • 2017   Zane Lambert
  • 2018   Cody Coverchuk
  • 2019   Daylon Swearingen
  • 2020   Dakota Buttar
  • 2021   Cody Coverchuk
  • 2022   Nick Tetz
  • 2023   Dakota Buttar

Source:[16]

PBR Brazil edit

  • 2006   Elton José de Souza
  • 2007   João Mauro Kugel
  • 2008   Edmundo Gomes
  • 2009   Thiago Paguioto
  • 2010   Elton Cide
  • 2011   Edevaldo Ferreira
  • 2012   Edevaldo Ferreira
  • 2013   Claudio Crisostomo
  • 2014   Tiago Vitor
  • 2015   Luciano Henrique de Castro
  • 2016   Dener Barbosa
  • 2017   José Vitor Leme
  • 2018   Fernando Henrique Novais
  • 2019   Alan de Souza
  • 2020 – No PBR Brazil events this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
  • 2021 – Only one PBR Brazil event this year. It was closed to the public due to the continuity of COVID-19 restrictions.
  • 2022   Cássio Dias
  • 2023   Jean Fernandes Pereira

Source:[17]

PBR Australia edit

  • 2006   Tim Wilson
  • 2007   Ben Jones
  • 2008   Pete Farley
  • 2009   David Kennedy
  • 2010   David Kennedy
  • 2011   Kevin "Jock" Connolly
  • 2012   David Kennedy
  • 2013   Chris Lowe
  • 2014   David Kennedy
  • 2015   Fraser Babbington
  • 2016   Cody Heffernan
  • 2017   Troy Wilkinson
  • 2018   Aaron Kleier
  • 2019   Aaron Kleier
  • 2020   Aaron Kleier
  • 2021   Aaron Kleier
  • 2022   Cody Heffernan
  • 2023   Macaulie Leather

Source:[18]

PBR Mexico (Defunct) edit

  • 2006   Mario Galindo
  • 2007   Hugo Pedrero
  • 2008 – No PBR Mexico events this year.
  • 2009   Jason O'Hearn
  • 2010   Adrian Ferreiro
  • 2011   Simao da Silva
  • 2012   Juan Carlos Contreras
  • 2013   Gustavo Pedrero
  • 2014   Gustavo Pedrero
  • 2015   Alejandro Gamboa
  • 2016   Juan Carlos Contreras
  • 2017   Francisco Morales
  • 2018   Francisco García Torres
  • 2019   Francisco García Torres
  • 2020 – No PBR Mexico events this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
  • 2021 – No PBR Mexico events this year due to continued COVID-19 restrictions.
  • 2022 – No PBR Mexico events for a third year in a row.
  • 2023 – After only one event this year, PBR Mexico officially went out of business.

Source:[18]

Note: All PBR Mexico events in the 2009 season were held in San Antonio, Texas, United States.

World Cup Champions edit

  • 2007   Team Brazil
  • 2008   Team USA
  • 2009   Team USA
  • 2010   Team Brazil

Source:[19]

Event discontinued after 2010.

Global Cup Champions edit

  • 2017   Team USA[20]
  • 2018   Team Brazil[21]
  • 2019   Team Brazil[22]
  • 2020   Team USA Eagles[23]
  • 2021 – No Global Cup event this year due to different COVID-19 protocols between the five PBR countries.
  • 2022   Team USA Eagles[24]

Event discontinued after 2022.

Australia Origin Series Champions edit

  • 2019   Team Queensland
  • 2020 – No Origin Series events this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
  • 2021   Team Queensland
  • 2022   Team Queensland
  • 2023   Team Queensland

U.S. Team Series Champions edit

  • 2022   Nashville Stampede
  • 2023   Texas Rattlers

U.S. Team Series Regular-Season MVP edit

U.S. Team Series Finals MVP edit

U.S. Team Series Fan Favorite Bull edit

  • 2022 – Moonlight Party
  • 2023 – Utz BesTex Legend

Other awards edit

The PBR has some secondary awards, in addition to the World Championship, given out annually, some named after bull riders fatally injured during competition.[25]

The Rookie of the Year award goes to the rookie (first full year of Premier Series competition) bull rider who wins the most points of all first-year competitors.

The Stock Contractor of the Year award goes to the stock contractor who has supplied the best bulls to Premier Series events. This award is given based on a vote among the top PBR bull riders.[25]

The Bull of the World Finals award goes to the bull who scores the highest points combining all his outs during the PBR World Finals.

The Lane Frost/Brent Thurman Award is for the highest-scoring single ride at the World Finals. It is named for Lane Frost, the 1987 Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association (PRCA) World Champion bull rider who was fatally injured at the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo on July 30, 1989; and Brent Thurman, a rising star in pro bull riding and co-founder of the PBR who was seriously injured at the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas on December 11, 1994, and died six days later.

The Glen Keeley Award is for the Canadian bull rider who earns the most points throughout the entire Premier Series season. It is named for Glen Keeley, the 1989 Canadian Professional Rodeo Association (CPRA) champion bull rider who died of injuries sustained at the PBR Bud Light Cup Series' Ty Murray Invitational on March 24, 2000, in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

The Mason Lowe Award is for the highest-scoring single ride during the regular season of the Premier Series. Mason Lowe was an American bull rider who died of his injuries after being stepped on by a bull on January 15, 2019, during a PBR Velocity Tour event held in conjunction with the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colorado.[26]

The Team Series Regular-Season MVP is awarded to the individual rider who earned the most points during the regular season of the PBR's U.S. Team Series.

The Team Series Fan Favorite Bull is awarded to the best performing bull during the regular season of the PBR's U.S. Team Series and is decided by fans who voted online.

The PBR also has recognition awards in the Heroes and Legends Celebration. Some of these like the Ring of Honor and the Brand of Honor are the equivalent of a Hall of Fame recognition.[27] In 2019 and 2020, the Mason Lowe Award was presented in the arena during the PBR World Finals, but it became a part of the Heroes and Legends Celebration in 2021. However, by 2022, it was now awarded during the opening gala the day before the beginning of the PBR World Finals. From 2011 through 2019, and again in 2021, the Heroes and Legends Celebration took place just before the start of the PBR World Finals. However, as of 2022, said ceremony is no longer a part of the PBR World Finals. Beginning in 2023, it will be held at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in September during the week of Freedom Fest, the annual PBR Team Series event in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Stock Contractor of the Year edit

  • 1995 – Terry Williams
  • 1996 – Terry Williams
  • 1997 – Terry Williams
  • 1998 – Terry Williams
  • 1999 – Terry Williams
  • 2000 – Herrington Cattle Company
  • 2001 – D&H Cattle Company
  • 2002 – D&H Cattle Company
  • 2003 – D&H Cattle Company
  • 2004 – D&H Cattle Company
  • 2005 – D&H Cattle Company
  • 2006 – Page & Teague Bucking Bulls
  • 2007 – Chad Berger and Larry Ryken
  • 2008 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2009 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2010 – Jeff Robinson
  • 2011 – Jeff Robinson
  • 2012 – Jeff Robinson
  • 2013 – Jeff Robinson
  • 2014 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2015 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2016 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2017 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2018 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2019 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2020 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2021 – Chad Berger and Clay Struve
  • 2022 – Chad Berger, Clay Struve and D&H Cattle Company
  • 2023 – Blake Sharp

Source:[28]

Lane Frost/Brent Thurman Award recipients edit

  • 1996   Adriano Morães (93.5 points on Shotgun Red)
  • 1997   Troy Dunn (95 points on Red Wolf)
  • 1998   Cody Custer (95.5 points on Red Wolf)
  • 1999   Chris Shivers (96 points on Trick or Treat) (tie)
  • 1999   Terry Don West (96 points on Promise Land) (tie)
  • 2000   Ednei Caminhas (94.5 points on Dillinger)
  • 2001   Chris Shivers (96.5 points on Dillinger)
  • 2002   Cory McFadden (95 points on Little Yellow Jacket)
  • 2003   Jody Newberry (94.5 points on Little Yellow Jacket)
  • 2004   Michael Gaffney (93.75 points on Little Yellow Jacket) (tie)
  • 2004   Mike Lee (93.75 points on Mossy Oak Mudslinger) (tie)
  • 2005   Cody Whitney (94.75 points on Little Yellow Jacket)
  • 2006   Dustin Hall (93 points on Here's Your Sign) (tie)
  • 2006   Adriano Morães (93 points on Here's Your Sign) (tie)
  • 2007   J.B. Mauney (92.75 points on Copperhead Slinger)
  • 2008   J.B. Mauney (93.75 points on Crosswired)
  • 2009   J.B. Mauney (93.75 points on Black Pearl)
  • 2010   Valdiron de Oliveira (91.5 points on Spit Fire)
  • 2011   Robson Palermo (93.25 points on King of Hearts)
  • 2012   Chris Shivers (90.75 on Shepherd Hills Sod Buster) (tie)
  • 2012   Austin Meier (90.75 points on Shepherd Hills Trapper) (tie)
  • 2013   J.B. Mauney (93.75 points on Smackdown)
  • 2014   J.B. Mauney (94 points on Percolator)
  • 2015   J.B. Mauney (92.75 points on Bruiser)
  • 2016   Cooper Davis (91 points on Catfish John)
  • 2017   José Vitor Leme (94.5 points on Magic Train)
  • 2018   Marco Eguchi (94 points on Spotted Demon)
  • 2019   Rubens Barbosa (95.75 points on Chiseled)
  • 2020   José Vitor Leme (95.75 points on Woopaa)
  • 2021   José Vitor Leme (98.75 points on Woopaa)
  • 2022   Mauricio Moreira (94.25 points on Jive Turkey)
  • 2023   Andrew Alvidrez (91.5 points on Red Mosquito)

Source:[29]

Glen Keeley Award recipients edit

  • 2000 – B.J. Kramps
  • 2001 – B.J. Kramps
  • 2002 – Reuben Geleynse
  • 2003 – Rob Bell
  • 2004 – Rob Bell
  • 2005 – Matt Roy
  • 2006 – Jesse Torkelson
  • 2007 – Scott Schiffner
  • 2008 – Aaron Roy
  • 2009 – Aaron Roy
  • 2010 – Aaron Roy
  • 2011 – Aaron Roy
  • 2012 – Chad Besplug
  • 2013 – Aaron Roy
  • 2014 – Tanner Byrne
  • 2015 – Tanner Byrne
  • 2016 – Tanner Byrne
  • 2017 – Dakota Buttar
  • 2018 – Dakota Buttar
  • 2019 – Dakota Buttar
  • 2020 – Dakota Buttar
  • 2021 – Dakota Buttar
  • 2022 – Griffin Smeltzer
  • 2023 – Nick Tetz

Source:[30]

Mason Lowe Award recipients edit


U.S. Team Series Executive of the Year edit

  • 2022   Tina Battock (Team:   Nashville Stampede)
  • 2023   Chad Blankenship (Team:   Texas Rattlers)


U.S. Team Series Coach of the Year edit


Discontinued awards edit

High Money Bull of the Regular Season edit

Awarded to the bull who earned the most money for the bull riders in the regular season. Discontinued after 2013.

  • 1995 – Baby Face
  • 1996 – High Voltage
  • 1997 – Shotgun Red
  • 1998 – Promise Land
  • 1999 – Gusto
  • 2000 – Moody Blues
  • 2001 – Promise Land
  • 2002 – Promise Land
  • 2003 – Maximus
  • 2004 – Bo Howdy
  • 2005 – Mossy Oak Mudslinger
  • 2006 – Chief
  • 2007 – Evil Forces
  • 2008 – Cat Man Do
  • 2009 – Fully Loaded
  • 2010 – Segs The Juice
  • 2011 – Gunpowder & Lead
  • 2012 – Bad Moon
  • 2013 – Prince Albert

Source:[31]

Golden Barrel Awards edit

The Golden Barrel Award recipients were decided by fans who voted online. The categories were based on moments that occurred during the Premier Series regular season. The Best Celebration award was for the rider who gave the best celebration after completing a successful qualified ride; the Best Winning Ride award was for the rider who gave the best ride of the regular season; the Best Save award was for the bullfighter who put out the best save of a rider from a bull; the 7 Seconds of Agony award was for the rider who gave the best seven-second ride; and the Best Breakthrough Performance award was for the rider who gave the best comeback performance after recently going through some professional setbacks. The final category was added in 2022. 2021 and 2022 were the only years in which these awards were given out.

2021

  • Best Celebration:   Ezekiel Mitchell
  • Best Winning Ride:   José Vitor Leme
  • Best Save:   Cody Webster
  • 7 Seconds of Agony:   Keyshawn Whitehorse


2022

  • Best Celebration:   Stetson Lawrence
  • Best Winning Ride:   João Ricardo Vieira
  • Best Save:   Frank Newsom
  • 7 Seconds of Agony:   Daylon Swearingen
  • Best Breakthrough Performance:   Daylon Swearingen

Heroes and Legends Celebration edit

Main article: Professional Bull Riders: Heroes and Legends

This article presents a list of major champions and honors won by Professional Bull Riders. The Heroes and Legends Celebrations have their own article which lists the Ring of Honor, Sharon Shoulders Award, Jim Shoulders Lifetime Achievement Award, Brand of Honor, and Ty Murray Top Hand Award.

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ 2014 PBR Media Guide, PBR at a Glance, p. 5.
  2. ^ a b c 2020 PBR Media Guide, Bull Riders & Bulls, p. 3.
  3. ^ Hummer, Craig; Murray, Ty (December 12, 2012). "PBR Signs Exclusive Television Agreement with CBS Sports". PBR. Archived from the original on December 16, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  4. ^ "PBR Signs Exclusive Television Agreement with CBS Sports". CBS Sports. December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
  5. ^ "PBR RidePass on Pluto TV". Professional Bull Riders. July 12, 2021. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
  6. ^ "PBR Team Series to be televised on TUDN and streamed on Vix for Spanish-speaking viewers". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
  7. ^ "About PBR". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved December 10, 2018.
  8. ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR & Bull Riding Basics - The PBR at a Glance, p.4.
  9. ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 2.
  10. ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 3.
  11. ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 6.
  12. ^ "SweetPro's Bruiser Wins PBR and PRCA World Championships". CISION PR Web. www.prweb.com. Retrieved January 8, 2018.
  13. ^ "SweetPro's Bruiser wins 2016 World Champion Bull title". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved November 8, 2016.
  14. ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 5.
  15. ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 4.
  16. ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 8.
  17. ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 9.
  18. ^ a b 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 6.
  19. ^ "2008 PBR World Cup Final Results". ESPN.com. August 19, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
  20. ^ Team USA wins Inaugural PBR Global Cup
  21. ^ Team Brazil wins Sydney leg of PBR Global Cup
  22. ^ Team Brazil wins 2019 PBR Global Cup USA
  23. ^ Team USA Eagles defend home soil to win 2020 PBR Global Cup USA
  24. ^ Team USA Eagles defend home soil to repeat as PBR Global Cup USA Champion
  25. ^ a b "Professional Bull Riders – Dictionary". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  26. ^ "PBR announces Mason Lowe Memorial Scholarship and Mason Lowe Award". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
  27. ^ "Professional Bull Riders – Heroes and Legends". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
  28. ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Bull Riders & Bulls, p. 6.
  29. ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 11.
  30. ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 12.
  31. ^ 2014 PBR Media Guide, High Money Bulls of the Regular Season, p. 175.

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External links edit

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