WINS
PBR GLOBAL CUP
By Brenda Matamoros-Beveridge
Blues (Throsby & Russell Bucking Bulls) for 85 points in
the decisive Bonus Round. Collectively, Pacheco was
a perfect 4-for-4 in Sydney, propelling him to the top of
individual aggregate with 334 points, and netting him a
$30,000 bonus in the process.
Team USA, which captured the inaugural PBR Global Cup
event title in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, last November,
was led by team captain and 2016 PBR World Champion
Cooper Davis (Buna, Texas), who sat atop the individual
aggregate race after the first night.
The 23 year-old dropped to No.3 in the individual
standings after being bucked off by Sweet Pro’s Palooka
(Dittmann Bucking Bulls) at the 5.04-second mark in
Sunday’s Bonus Round. Davis, however, still added 258
points to Team USA’s total via his 3-for-4 performance
.
Davis will arguably be most remembered in Sydney for
making the 8 on Unbroken (Brandenburg Bucking Bulls)
during Saturday’s Bonus Round. The 86.5 point ride
broke the bovine’s previous 14-out unridden streak.
Matt Triplett (Columbia Falls, Montana) made the second
biggest contribution to Team USA’s total, logging two
qualified rides over both nights of competition for 169.25
points. Triplett covered 5th Battalion (Dunne Bulls) for 84
points on Saturday, before earning another 85.25 points
aboard On Point (Throsby & Russell Bucking Bulls) during
Sunday’s Round 2.
“The best bull riders in the world, and the second leg of
the PBR Global Cup it comes down to less than a single
point,” said Sean Gleason, CEO, PBR. “It doesn’t get any
better than this in our sport.”
The five-nation, team-style PBR Global Cup will announce
its next three stops in the near future.
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