Top 10 can earn double points in title chase
PUEBLO, Colo. (September 10, 2010) - Beginning Friday in Greenville, S.C., the Professional Bull Riders will introduce the Final Five Showdown which allows the Top 10 riders in the elite Built Ford Tough Series standings a chance to earn up to 300 points each week in a special bonus round.
Final Five Showdown Points & Bonus Money
First Place
200 points
$4,000
Second Place
180 points
$3,000
Third Place
160 points
$2,000
Fourth Place
140 points
$1,000
Fifth Place
120 points
Sixth Place
100 points
Seventh Place
80 points
Eighth Place
60 points
Ninth Place
40 points
10th Place
20 points
The Final Five Showdown has the potential to significantly alter the BFTS standings before the World Finals on Oct. 20-24, including at the top where leader Renato Nunes of Buritama, Brazil has a 218-point lead over second-place Austin Meier of Kinta, Okla.
The PBR World Champion is awarded a $1 million bonus at the PBR World Finals, the largest single payout of any bull riding event in the world.
Following Round 1 at each of the last five regular season BFTS events, each rider will be given the opportunity to ride an extra bull. The riders will also receive the points that they score during the extra ride, so if the first-place finisher scores 90 points he would receive 290 points in the BFTS standings (200 points for finishing first and 90 points for the ride score). Points earned in the bonus round do not count toward the weekend results. If a rider fails to make a qualified ride, he does not receive any points.
The 10 riders at the beginning of the Final Five Showdown are eligible to compete in all five bonus rounds even if they drop out of the Top 10. Riders who move into the Top 10 will be eligible to compete in the bonus round for all remaining events. If a Top 10 rider is unable to compete due to injury or elects not to compete, the next highest eligible rider will be selected.
The first 25 events of the 2010 BFTS season have produced 17 different winners and there are 11 riders in the Top 20 with an event win. Meier has the most wins with five while Nunes has three and Valdiron de Oliveira and rookie Silvano Alves, each have two wins. The standings lead has changed nine times and six different riders have been ranked first. J.B. Mauney has been first three different times while Meier and Nunes have each been on top twice.
2010 Built Ford Tough Series Standings
Points
Points Behind
Earnings
1. Renato Nunes
9,222.25
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$267,217
2. Austin Meier
9,004.25
218
$237,517
3. J.B. Mauney
7,638
1,584.25
$216,373
4. Valdiron de Oliveira
7,089.25
2,133
$360,677
5. Travis Briscoe
6,571.75
2,650.5
$167,145
6. Robson Palermo
6,379.75
2,842.5
$112,326
7. Guilherme Marchi
6,330.25
2,892
$340,729
8. Ryan McConnel
6,150
3,072.25
$101,060
9. Mike Lee
6,009.5
3,212.75
$110,529
10. McKennon Wimberly
5,872
3,350.25
$108,783
Final Five Showdown Match-Ups For Sept. 10 at Greenville, S.C.
1. Renato Nunes vs. Very Smart Remedy (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls)
2. Austin Meier vs. Space Chimp (Circle T Ranch & Rodeo)
3. J.B. Mauney vs. Red Devil (Circle T Ranch & Rodeo)
4. Valdiron de Oliveira vs. Bad Moon (Circle T Ranch & Rodeo)
5. Travis Briscoe vs. RMEF Bugle (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls)
6. Robson Palermo vs. RFD-TV (Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC/RFDTV, LLC)
7. Guilherme Marchi vs. Frosty (Circle T Ranch & Rodeo)
8. Ryan McConnel vs. Real Moody (Jeff Robinson/Cappello)
9. Mike Lee vs. Despicable Me (Jeff Robinson Bucking Bulls)
10. McKennon Wimberly vs. Chance (Teague Bucking Bulls, LLC)
About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR)
The PBR is the world’s premier bull riding organization. More than 100 million viewers annually watch over 400 hours of primetime PBR programming on VERSUS, NBC, CBS and networks around the world. The PBR has awarded over $100 million in prize money and 20 riders have earned over $1 million including Justin McBride with $5.5 million, the most of any western-sports athlete in history. The PBR was nominated as 2010 Sports League of the Year at the Sports Business Journal Sports Business Awards alongside the National Football League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball. Nearly two million fans attend elite Built Ford Tough Series and Touring Pro Division events each year. For more information on the PBR, go to www.pbr.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TeamPBR and http://twitter.com/TEAMPBR.
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