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Sport | Bull riding |
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Founded | 1992 |
Owner(s) | Endeavor |
Competitors | Over 500 total, 35 in highest ranked tour[1][2] |
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Official website | PBR.com |
This List of Professional Bull Riders Champions provides lists of all the world champion title winners, including one livestock award which are won during the PBR World Finals event in Las Vegas, Nevada. 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 PBR World Finals. 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 and streamed on the PBR RidePass channel on Pluto TV since 2021 and steamed on Paramount+ plus since 2022.[3][4][5] More than 500 cowboys from the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Australia and other countries hold PBR memberships.[6][7] This article lists all the various champions and awards that have been bestowed since the founding of the PBR in 1992.
World Champions
- 2022
Daylon Swearingen
- 2021
Jose Vitor Leme
- 2020
Jose Vitor Leme
- 2019
Jess Lockwood
- 2018
Kaique Pacheco
- 2017
Jess Lockwood
- 2016
Cooper Davis
- 2015
J.B. Mauney
- 2014
Silvano Alves
- 2013
J.B. Mauney
- 2012
Silvano Alves
- 2011
Silvano Alves
- 2010
Renato Nunes
- 2009
Kody Lostroh
- 2008
Guilherme Marchi
- 2007
Justin McBride
- 2006
Adriano Moraes
- 2005
Justin McBride
- 2004
Mike Lee
- 2003
Chris Shivers
- 2002
Ednei Caminhas
- 2001
Adriano Moraes
- 2000
Chris Shivers
- 1999
Cody Hart
- 1998
Troy Dunn
- 1997
Michael Gaffney
- 1996
Owen Washburn
- 1995
Tuff Hedeman
- 1994
Adriano Moraes
World Finals Event Champions
- 2022
Daylon Swearingen
- 2021
Jose Vitor Leme
- 2020
Boudreaux Campbell
- 2019
Jess Lockwood
- 2018
Marco Eguchi
- 2017
Jose Vitor Leme
- 2016
Ryan Dirteater
- 2015
Cooper Davis
- 2014
Silvano Alves
- 2013
J.B. Mauney
- 2012
Robson Palermo
- 2011
Robson Palermo
- 2010
Renato Nunes
- 2009
J.B. Mauney
- 2008
Robson Palermo
- 2007
Wiley Petersen
- 2006
L.J. Jenkins
- 2005
Guilherme Marchi
- 2004
Mike Lee
- 2003
Jody Newberry
- 2002
J.W. Hart
- 2001
Luke Snyder
- 2000
Tater Porter
- 1999
Ty Murray
- 1998
Reed Corder
- 1997
Troy Dunn
- 1996
Ronnie Kitchens
- 1995
Troy Dunn
- 1994
Ted Nuce
Rookie of the Year
- 2022
Bob Mitchell
- 2021
Eli Vastbinder
- 2020
Boudreaux Campbell
- 2019
Dalton Kasel
- 2018
Keyshawn Whitehorse
- 2017
Jose Vitor Leme
- 2016
Jess Lockwood
- 2015
Kaique Pacheco
- 2014
J. W. Harris
- 2013
João Ricardo Vieira
- 2012
Emilio Resende
- 2011
Rubens Barbosa
- 2010
Silvano Alves
- 2009
Cody Nance
- 2008
Reese Cates
- 2007
Clayton Williams
- 2006
J.B. Mauney
- 2005
Kody Lostroh
- 2004
Zack Brown
- 2003
Jody Newberry
- 2002
Dan Henricks
- 2001
Luke Snyder
- 2000
Jason Bennett
- 1999
Mike White
- 1998
Pete Hessman
- 1997
Keith Adams
- 1996
Ronnie Kitchens
- 1995
J.W. Hart
World Champion Bull
- 2022 – Ridin Solo
- 2021 – Woopaa
- 2020 – Smooth Operator
- 2019 – Smooth Operator
- 2018 – Sweet Pro's Bruiser
- 2017 – Sweet Pro's Bruiser
- 2016 – Sweet Pro's Bruiser • and ••
- 2015 – Sweet Pro's Long John
- 2014 – Bushwacker
- 2013 – Bushwacker
- 2012 – Asteroid
- 2011 – Bushwacker
- 2010 – Bones
- 2009 – Code Blue
- 2008 – Bones
- 2007 – Chicken on a Chain
- 2006 – Mossy Oak Mudslinger
- 2005 – Big Bucks
- 2004 – Little Yellow Jacket
- 2003 – Little Yellow Jacket
- 2002 – Little Yellow Jacket
- 2001 – Dillinger
- 2000 – Dillinger
- 1999 – Promise Land
- 1998 – Moody Blues
- 1997 – Panhandle Slim
- 1996 – Baby Face
- 1995 – Bodacious
• Bodacious was also the 1994–1995 PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year. Now that Sweet Pro's Bruiser has won the PRCA Bucking Bull of the Year award for 2017, he and Bodacious are 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.[13]
•• 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.[14]
Bull of the World Finals
- 2022 – Night Hawk
- 2021 – Woopaa
- 2020 – Smooth Operator (tie)
- 2020 – I'm Busted (tie)
- 2019 – Smooth Operator
- 2018 – Legit (tie)[15]
- 2018 – Hocus Pocus (tie)[15]
- 2017 – Sweet Pro's Bruiser
- 2016 – No bull awarded
- 2015 – No bull awarded
- 2014 – No bull awarded
- 2013 – Bushwacker
- 2012 – Asteroid
- 2011 – Bushwacker
- 2010 – Bones
- 2009 – Code Blue
- 2008 – Bones
- 2007 – Troubadour (tie)
- 2007 – Chicken on a Chain (tie)
- 2006 – Lucky Strike
- 2005 – Pandora's Box
- 2004 – Crossfire Hurricane
- 2003 – Neon Nights
- 2002 – Ugly
- 2001 – Little Yellow Jacket
- 2000 – Promise Land
- 1999 – Promise Land (tie)
- 1999 - Dillinger (tie)
- 1998 – Cash
- 1997 – Nitro
- 1996 – Strawberry Wine
Challenger Series Champions
- 2021
Daylon Swearingen
- 2020
Jose Vitor Leme
- 2019
Jess Lockwood
- 2018
Andrew Alvidrez
- 2017
Ezekiel Mitchell
- 2016
Cody Nance
- 2015
Luis Blanco
- 2014
Jason Malone
- 2013
Chase Outlaw
- 2012
Edevaldo Ferreira
- 2011
Shane Proctor
- 2010
Douglas Duncan
- 2009
J.B. Mauney
- 2008
Clayton Williams
- 2007
Clayton Williams
- 2006
J.B. Mauney
- 2005
Edgard Oliveira
- 2004
Ross Johnson
- 2003
Adriano Moraes
- 2002
Adriano Moraes
- 2001
Paulo Crimber
- 2000
Chris Shivers
- 1999
Jason Bennett
- 1998
Brian Herman
- 1997
Chris Shivers
- 1996
Troy Dunn
- 1995
Tuff Hedeman
Source:[18]
Note: This tour debuted in 1995 as the Touring Pro Division, and was known by such name until 2000, when it was renamed as the Challenger Tour. It was known by said name throughout the entire 2000s, before being changed back to its original title of the Touring Pro Division in 2010. In late May 2022, after the conclusion of that year’s PBR World Finals, the Touring Pro Division was renamed once again, and is now known as the Challenger Series; very similar, but not identical to what it was known as during the 2000s.
Velocity Tour Champions
- 2022
Clayton Sellars
- 2021
Adriano Salgado
- 2020
Mason Taylor
- 2019
Jose Vitor Leme
- 2018
Alisson de Souza
- 2017
Alex Marcilio
- 2016
Chase Outlaw
- 2015
Gage Gay
- 2014
Jason Malone
Source:[19]
Bull Team Challenge Champions
- 2021 – Show-Me Rodeo / Rafter J
- 2020 – Melton Bull Co.
- 2019 – Harrison / Swearingin / Berger & Barrett Bucking Stock
Source:[20]
International Champions
Canada
- 2021
Cody Coverchuk
- 2020
Dakota Buttar
- 2019
Daylon Swearingen
- 2018
Cody Coverchuk
- 2017
Zane Lambert
- 2016
Ty Pozzobon
- 2015
Tanner Byrne
- 2014
Stetson Lawrence
- 2013
Zane Lambert
- 2012
Aaron Roy
- 2011
Tyler Thomson
- 2010
Aaron Roy
- 2009
Beau Hill
- 2008
Aaron Roy
- 2007
Tyler Pankewicz
- 2006
Scott Schiffner
Source:[21]
Mexico
- 2021 – No PBR Mexico events this year due to continued COVID-19 restrictions.
- 2020 – No PBR Mexico events this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
- 2019
Francisco Garcia Torres
- 2018
Francisco Garcia Torres
- 2017
Francisco Morales
- 2016
Juan Carlos Contreras
- 2015
Alejandro Gamboa
- 2014
Gustavo Pedrero
- 2013
Gustavo Pedrero
- 2012
Juan Carlos Contreras
- 2011
Simao da Silva
- 2010
Adrian Ferreiro
- 2009
Jason O’Hearn
- 2008 – No PBR Mexico events this year.
- 2007
Hugo Pedrero
- 2006
Mario Galindo
Source:[22]
Brazil
- 2021 – Only one PBR Brazil event this year. It was closed to the public due to continuity of COVID-19 restrictions.
- 2020 – No PBR Brazil events this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
- 2019
Alan de Souza
- 2018
Fernando Henrique Novais
- 2017
Jose Vitor Leme
- 2016
Dener Barbosa
- 2015
Luciano Henrique de Castro
- 2014
Tiago Vitor
- 2013
Claudio Crisostomo
- 2012
Edevaldo Ferreira
- 2011
Edevaldo Ferreira
- 2010
Elton Cide
- 2009
Thiago Paguioto
- 2008
Edmundo Gomes
- 2007
Joao Mauro Kugel
- 2006
Elton Jose de Souza
Source:[23]
Australia
- 2021
Aaron Kleier
- 2020
Aaron Kleier
- 2019
Aaron Kleier
- 2018
Aaron Kleier
- 2017
Troy Wilkinson
- 2016
Cody Heffernan
- 2015
Fraser Babbington
- 2014
David Kennedy
- 2013
Chris Lowe
- 2012
David Kennedy
- 2011
Kevin "Jock" Connolly
- 2010
David Kennedy
- 2009
David Kennedy
- 2008
Pete Farley
- 2007
Ben Jones
- 2006
Tim Wilson
Source:[24]
World Cup Champions
Discontinued after 2010.
Source:[25]
Global Cup Champions
- 2022
Team USA Eagles[26]
- 2021 – No Global Cup event this year due to different COVID-19 protocols between the five PBR countries.
- 2020
Team USA Eagles[27]
- 2019
Team Brazil[28]
- 2018
Team Brazil[29]
- 2017
Team USA[30]
Australia Origin Series Champions
- 2022
Team Queensland
- 2021
Team Queensland
- 2020 – No Origin Series events this year due to COVID-19 restrictions.
- 2019
Team Queensland
Other awards
The PBR has some secondary awards, in addition to the World Championship, given out annually, some named after bull riders fatally injured during competition.[31]
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 bull riders.[31]
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, fatally injured during the Cheyenne Frontier Days rodeo in 1989, and Brent Thurman, fatally injured during the National Finals Rodeo in Las Vegas in 1994.
The Glen Keeley Award is for the Canadian bull rider who earns the most points throughout the entire season. It is named for Glen Keeley, a Canadian 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 PBR’s Unleash the Beast 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.[32]
The Golden Barrel Awards recipients are decided by fans who voted online. The categories are based on moments that occurred during the UTB regular season. The Best Celebration award is for the rider who gave the best celebration after completing a successful qualified ride, the Best Winning Ride award is for the rider who gave the best ride of the regular season, the Best Save award is for the bullfighter who put out the best save of a rider from a bull, the 7 Seconds of Agony award is for the rider who gave the best seven-second ride, and the Best Breakthrough Performance award is for the rider who gave the best performance by winning a UTB event after recently going through some professional setbacks. The final category was added in 2022.
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. [33] From 2019 to 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. During their first year in 2021, the Golden Barrel Awards were presented during the Heroes and Legends Celebration. From 2011 to 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, instead taking place during the finals for the PBR Challenger Series and Team Series.
Stock Contractor of the Year
- 2022 – Chad Berger and H.D. Page
- 2021 – Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
- 2020 – Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
- 2019 – Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
- 2018 – Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
- 2017 – Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
- 2016 – Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
- 2015 – Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
- 2014 – Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
- 2013 – Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls
- 2012 – Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls
- 2011 – Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls
- 2010 – Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls
- 2009 – Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
- 2008 – Chad Berger Bucking Bulls
- 2007 – Chad Berger and Larry Ryken
- 2006 – Page & Teague Bucking Bulls
- 2005 – D&H Cattle Company
- 2004 – D&H Cattle Company
- 2003 – D&H Cattle Company
- 2002 – D&H Cattle Company
- 2001 – D&H Cattle Company
- 2000 – Herrington Cattle Company
- 1999 – Terry Williams Bucking Bulls
- 1998 – Terry Williams Bucking Bulls
- 1997 – Terry Williams Bucking Bulls
- 1996 – Terry Williams Bucking Bulls
- 1995 – Terry Williams Bucking Bulls
Source:[34]
Lane Frost/Brent Thurman Award recipients
- 2022
Mauricio Moreira
- 2021
Jose Vitor Leme
- 2020
Jose Vitor Leme
- 2019
Rubens Barbosa
- 2018
Marco Eguchi
- 2017
Jose Vitor Leme
- 2016
Cooper Davis
- 2015
J.B. Mauney
- 2014
J.B. Mauney
- 2013
J.B. Mauney
- 2012
Austin Meier (tie)
- 2012
Chris Shivers (tie)
- 2011
Robson Palermo
- 2010
Valdiron de Oliveira
- 2009
J.B. Mauney
- 2008
J.B. Mauney
- 2007
J.B. Mauney
- 2006
Adriano Moraes (tie)
- 2006
Dustin Hall (tie)
- 2005
Cody Whitney
- 2004
Mike Lee (tie)
- 2004
Michael Gaffney (tie)
- 2003
Jody Newberry
- 2002
Cory McFadden
- 2001
Chris Shivers
- 2000
Ednei Caminhas
- 1999
Terry Don West (tie)
- 1999
Chris Shivers (tie)
- 1998
Cody Custer
- 1997
Troy Dunn
- 1996
Adriano Moraes
Source:[35]
Glen Keeley Award recipients
- 2022 – Griffin Smeltzer
- 2021 – Dakota Buttar
- 2020 – Dakota Buttar
- 2019 – Dakota Buttar
- 2018 – Dakota Buttar
- 2017 – Dakota Buttar
- 2016 – Tanner Byrne
- 2015 – Tanner Byrne
- 2014 – Tanner Byrne
- 2013 – Aaron Roy
- 2012 – Chad Besplug
- 2011 – Aaron Roy
- 2010 – Aaron Roy
- 2009 – Aaron Roy
- 2008 – Aaron Roy
- 2007 – Scott Schiffner
- 2006 – Jesse Torkelson
- 2005 – Matt Roy
- 2004 – Rob Bell
- 2003 – Rob Bell
- 2002 – Reuben Geleynse
- 2001 – B.J. Kramps
- 2000 – B.J. Kramps
Source:[36]
Mason Lowe Award recipients
Tough Guy Award recipients
Golden Barrel Awards recipients
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
2021
- Best Celebration: Ezekiel Mitchell
- Best Winning Ride: Jose Vitor Leme
- Best Save: Cody Webster
- 7 Seconds of Agony: Keyshawn Whitehorse
Tiffany Davis Friend of the West Award recipients
- 2022 - Matt West
High Money Bull of the Regular Season
Awarded to the bull who earned the most money for the bull riders in the regular season. Discontinued after 2013.
- 2013 – Prince Albert
- 2012 – Bad Moon
- 2011 – Gunpowder & Lead
- 2010 – Segs The Juice
- 2009 – Fully Loaded
- 2008 – Cat Man Do
- 2007 – Evil Forces
- 2006 – Chief
- 2005 – Mossy Oak Mudslinger
- 2004 – Bo Howdy
- 2003 – Maximus
- 2002 – Promise Land
- 2001 – Promise Land
- 2000 – Moody Blues
- 1999 – Gusto
- 1998 – Promise Land
- 1997 – Shotgun Red
- 1996 – High Voltage
- 1995 – Baby Face
Source:[37]
Heroes and Legends Celebration
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
- American Bucking Bull
- Bull Riders Only
- Bull Riding Hall of Fame
- Championship Bull Riding
- International Professional Rodeo Association
- Lists of rodeo performers
- PBR Global Cup
- PBR World Cup
- Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association
- ProRodeo Hall of Fame
References
- ^ 2014 PBR Media Guide, PBR at a Glance, p. 5.
- ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Bull Riders & Bulls, p. 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.
- ^ "PBR Signs Exclusive Television Agreement with CBS Sports". CBS Sports. December 12, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.
- ^ "PBR RidePass on Pluto TV". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved October 22, 2021.
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- ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Bull Riders & Bulls, p. 3.
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- ^ a b "Legit And Hocus Pocus Split 2018 Bull Of The Finals Title". Professional Bull Riders. www.pbr.com. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
- ^ 2014 PBR Media Guide, Bull of the PBR World Finals, p. 176.
- ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Bull Riders & Bulls, p. 3.
- ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 5.
- ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 4.
- ^ "Million Dollar Bull Team Challenge Champions" (PDF). cbrbull.com. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
- ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 8.
- ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 6.
- ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 9.
- ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, PBR Tours and World Finals, p. 6.
- ^ "2008 PBR World Cup Final Results". ESPN.com. August 19, 2008. Retrieved April 24, 2020.
- ^ Team USA Eagles defend home soil to repeat as PBR Global Cup USA Champion
- ^ Team USA Eagles defend home soil to win 2020 PBR Global Cup USA
- ^ Team Brazil wins 2019 PBR Global Cup USA
- ^ Team Brazil wins Sydney leg of PBR Global Cup
- ^ Team USA Wins Inaugural PBR Global Cup
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- ^ "PBR announces Mason Lowe Memorial Scholarship and Mason Lowe Award". Professional Bull Riders. Retrieved November 9, 2019.
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- ^ 2020 PBR Media Guide, Records & Statistics, p. 11.
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- ^ 2014 PBR Media Guide, High Money Bulls of the Regular Season, p. 175.
Bibliography
- 2014 PBR Media Guide (PDF). Professional Bull Riders. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 27, 2018. Retrieved June 4, 2019.
- 2020 PBR Media Guide - PBR Bull Riders and Bulls (PDF). Professional Bull Riders. 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- 2020 PBR Media Guide - PBR Tours and World Finals (PDF). Professional Bull Riders. 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
- 2020 PBR Media Guide - Records and Statistics (PDF). Professional Bull Riders. 2020. Retrieved April 12, 2020.
External links
- Official sites of Professional Bull Riders, Inc.:
- Official Site
- Canada
- Australia
- Mexico (in Spanish)
- Brazil (in Portuguese)