The PBR World Cup was a team competition developed by the
Professional Bull Riders
The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) is an international professional bull riding organization headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, United States. It is the largest bull riding league in the world, sanctioning hundreds of events every yea ...
(PBR) organization in 2007 in which
bull riders
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from the five countries where PBR events were sanctioned competed for their share of a US$100,000 prize. Each team consisted of five riders from their respective countries, each with their own team captain (who was either a current or a former rider).
The 25 riders competed in four rounds, two rounds each night, with all the contestants riding in each round, which meant fans could see 50 rides per night. The team captain could only select three scores for each round. Once all four rounds were complete, the team with the highest total score would be declared the winner.
During the first World Cup, the contestants rode with their regular attire that they normally competed in, but starting with the following World Cup, the teams rode with uniforms that represented their respective countries.
The first World Cup, held in 2007, took place at the
Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre
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in
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
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.
The second World Cup was held in 2008 at the
Manuel Bernardo Aguirre Gymnasium in
Chihuahua, Chihuahua Mexico.
The third World Cup was held in 2009 at the Parque do Peão in
Barretos, São Paulo, Brazil.
The fourth World Cup took place in the spring of 2010 at the
Thomas & Mack Center
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History
The facility first ...
in
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.
The PBR World Cup event has since been discontinued, and a different event, the
PBR Global Cup, began in 2017 and was held through 2022 before being discontinued as well.
Results
Medal table
Participation details
See also
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PBR Global Cup
References
{{Main world cups
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