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judging &

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Judging and scoring
A cowboy must ride for 8 seconds to earn a A body roll occurs when a bull is in the air and This means that if a rider were to sweep the
score. The clock starts when the bull’s shoulder kicks either his hind feet or all four feet to the side. Finals and win every round, he would earn
or hip breaks the plane of the gate. It ends The more of these characteristics a bull displays 3,300 points toward the world standings.
when the rider’s hand comes out of his rope – during a ride, the higher the degree of difficulty. Therefore, the PBR World Championship is
voluntarily or not. very much up for grabs for many of the sport’s
If the bull’s performance is sub-par (negatively top riders in Las Vegas.
Each ride is worth up to 100 points: 50 points affecting the ride score) or if a foul occurs
for the bull and 50 points for the rider if he during the ride – the rider is rubbed against The Finals consist of six rounds of competition.
successfully rides the bull for 8 seconds. the chute, the bull stumbles, the flank strap The first five rounds feature all of the riders.
detaches, etc. – judges can offer the rider a After Round 5, the scores from the five rides will
Four judges award up to 25 points each to chance to take a re-ride. be combined and the Top 15 riders will advance
the rider and the bull. Those points are added for an additional round of competition.
together and divided in half to reach a score Built Ford Tough World Finals Scoring
between 0 and 50 for both the rider and the The 2017 PBR Built Ford Tough World The World Finals event winner will be
bull. Those final numbers are then combined Champion will be the rider who has determined by the total number of points
to reach a final ride score between 0 and 100. accumulated the most points during the accumulated via round finish, not ride scores.
regular season and the Built Ford Tough The World Finals event winner receives
Any score over 90 points is considered a great World Finals. In 2015, the PBR unveiled a $300,000.
ride – a “home run” of bull riding. The highest new point system that rewards bull riders
score ever earned in the PBR is 96.5, a feat who perform at the highest level both within how they got here
accomplished by Bubba Dunn (1999), Chris individual events and throughout the season. Riders qualify for the World Finals based on
Shivers (2000) and Michael Gaffney (2004). the points earned on the Built Ford Tough
Riders earn points at the World Finals based on Series, as well as the PBR’s Real Time Pain
So what do the judges look for? where they place in a round and the event average. Relief Velocity Tour Finals, the Velocity
A cowboy is judged on how well he matches Tour, the Touring Pro Division and certain
the bull’s moves and maintains control of The first-place finisher of a round receives 300 international events in Australia, Brazil,
the ride. He must ride with one hand and is points. Riders placing second through 10th Canada and Mexico based on a tiered system.
disqualified if he touches himself or the bull receive points on a graduated scale (180, 125,
during the 8-second ride. Extra points may 95, 75, 50, 35, 25, 10, 5). In addition to the Top 35 highest-point
be awarded for style, such as spurring, which earners, qualifiers for the 2017 World Finals
demonstrates a greater sense of control. The first-place finisher in the event average, which also include the Real Time Pain Relief Velocity
is based on a rider’s total combined ride score, Tour champion, the Top 3 highest-ranked
A bull is judged on his athleticism and will receive 1,500 points. Riders placing second finishers at the Velocity Tour Finals and the
difficulty to ride. This takes into account spin through 10th receive points on a graduated scale highest-finishing international rider at the
(right or left), direction changes (movement (720, 540, 300, 200, 125, 100, 50, 40, 25). Velocity Tour Finals.
forward and backward or side to side), kick in
the back end, drop in the front and body rolls.

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