LAS VEGAS (Oct. 31, 2016) \u2013 For the first time ever, the world\u2019s top bull riders and fiercest bucking bulls will put it all on the line at the brand-new T-Mobile Arena on the famed Las Vegas Strip for the 2016 PBR Build Ford Tough World Finals Nov. 2-6.<\/p>\n
Qualifying this season for the richest bull riding event on the planet, which offers a total purse of $2.3 million, are the following athletes:<\/p>\n
Kaique Pacheco (Itatiba, Brazil)
\nCooper Davis (Jasper, Texas)
\nJ.B. Mauney (Mooresville, North Carolina)
\nJoao Ricardo Vieira (Itatinga, SP)
\nJess Lockwood (Volborg, Montana)
\nEduardo Aparecido (Gouvelandia, Brazil)
\nFabiano Vieira (Perola, Brazil)
\nRyan Dirteater (Hulbert, Oklahoma)
\nMike Lee (Paradise, Texas)
\nShane Proctor (Grand Coulee, Washington)
\nPaulo Lima (Bezerros, Brazil)
\nGuilherme Marchi (Leme, Brazil)
\nWallace de Oliveira (Goiania, Brazil)
\nTanner Byrne (Prince Albert, SK)
\nLachlan Richardson (Gresford, Australia)
\nDerek Kolbaba (Walla Walla, Washington)
\nRobson Palermo (Rio Branco, Brazil)
\nChase Outlaw (Hamburg, Arkansas)
\nMason Lowe (Exeter, Missouri)
\nGage Gay (Staley, North Carolina)
\nSilvano Alves (Pilar do Sul, Brazil)
\nStetson Lawrence (Trenton, North Dakota)
\nRubens Barbosa (Uberlandia, Brazil)
\nCody Nance (Paris, Tennessee)
\nValdiron de Oliveira (Palestina, Brazil)
\nStormy Wing (Dalhart, Texas)
\nAaron Roy (Asquith, SK)
\nMarco Eguchi (Poa, Brazil)
\nLuis Blanco (San Paulo, Iacanga)
\nNathan Schaper (Grassy Butte, North Dakota)
\nTy Pozzobon (Merritt, BC)
\nTyler Harr (Slovak, Arkansas)
\nNevada Newman (Melstone, Montana)
\nKasey Hayes (Liberal, Kansas)
\nDakota Buttar (Kindersley, SK)<\/p>\n
Joining these 35 men at World Finals will be five qualifiers from the BlueDEF Tour Finals. 2016 PBR Brazil Champion Dener Barbosa (Paulo de Faria, Brazil) gained entry as the top performing international qualifier from the PBR\u2019s circuits in Australia, Brazil, Canada and Mexico. Emilio Resende (Santa Helena Do Goias, Brazil) and Neil Holmes (Houston, Texas) qualified as the highest ranking BlueDEF Tour finishers who were not already part of the Top 35 in the PBR world standings. Zane Cook (Fort Gibson, Oklahoma) and Juliano da Silva (Eloi Mendes, Brazil) also qualified as the highest BlueDEF Finals event finishers not already in the Top 35.<\/p>\n
The honor of protecting the PBR bull riders for every 8-second ride at the Finals has been bestowed upon Shorty Gorham, Frank Newsom, Jesse Byrne and Cody Webster.<\/p>\n
Offering a total purse of $2.3 million, the 2016 PBR World Finals includes a $1 million bonus to the World Champion, who also receives the coveted World Champion belt buckle.<\/p>\n
Each rider will ride one bull per night during Rounds 1-5 from Wednesday through Sunday. Scores from the five rides will then be combined, and the Top 15 riders will advance to the Built Ford Tough Championship Round following the completion of Round 5 on Sunday, Nov. 6. The rider with the highest total score for the six rounds will earn the PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals event title and $250,000 for first place.<\/p>\n
CBS Sports Network will broadcast every round of the 2016 PBR Built Ford Tough World Finals live at 8:30 p.m. ET, Wednesday-Saturday and then at 3:30 on Sunday. The World Finals pre-show will air live from the Toshiba Plaza at T-Mobile Arena at 8:30 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n