Kaique Pacheco Updates

Kaique Pacheco went 2 for 5 in the world finals event, overcame serious ligament tears in his knee and claimed his first PBR World Championship.

At the Velocity Tour event Saturday before the start of world finals, Pacheco sustained partial tears to both the MCL and PCL in his left knee.

He was advised to stay off the knee for 12 weeks, but he fought through the pain to earn the victory.

Kaique earns the PBR’s $1 million World Champion bonus and finished with $1,535,094 in earnings and 5,444.16 standings points.

https://www.pbr.com/en/news/press-releases/2018/11/kaique-pacheco-crowned-2018-pbr-world-champion.aspx

Kaique Pacheco went 2 for 3 this weekend placing 5^th in rounds 1 and 2.  He was unable to convert in the event championship round and earned 80 world points ending the regular season the number one bull rider in the world with 5,326.66 points.  His lead over second place is now 1,710 points. 

Kaique has led the world standings for 10 weeks (week 17 through week 26), longer than any other rider this year.  He has the most event wins with 8; three 15 / 15 bucking battles (New York City, Sacramento, Billings) and five regular season events (Tacoma, Las Vegas, Springfield, Fairfax, Milwaukee).  He ranks second in round wins with 10, he has ridden the most bulls in the Premier series with 40, and across all series with 53.

Up Next for PBR’s Premier Series: Nampa was the last regular season event for the 2018 25^th PBR: Unleash the Beast season.  Athletes have a couple of opportunities to earn more world points prior to world finals; Touring Pro events in Jackson, TN Oct. 26 – 27^th and Goliad, TX Nov. 3^rd and a Velocity Tour event in Colorado Springs, CO Oct. 26 – 27^th and the Velocity Tour Finals Nov. 2 – 3^rd.  Currently, I’m not sure what the commitments will be for Prodigal Sports Group riders.  I will update you before finals with your sponsored riders’ standings prior to finals.

PBR World Finals: the 2018 25^th PBR: Unleash the Beast World Finals is the final event of the 2018 season.   The PBR moves to T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, NV Wednesday November 7^th through Sunday November 11^th.  Event local start times are 6:40 p.m. PST Wednesday – Thursday, 7:40 PST Friday – Saturday, and 12:40 pm PST Sunday afternoon

The action in its entirety will air live via PBR’s new streaming digital platform RidePass. The listen LIVE stream begins Wednesday November 7^th at 9:30 pm ET and conclude Sunday, November 11^th at 3:30 pm ET.   On-demand replays will be available at 8:00 a.m. ET the next day at www.ridepass.com. The service can be found at www.ridepass.com, and in the Apple App and Google Play stores under the listing of RidePass.

CBS Sports Network will air a pre-show each day starting Wednesday night at 9:30 pm ET followed by the night’s performance at 10:00 PM ET.  Please check your local listings for correct times.

Kaique Pacheco went 3 for 3 this weekend, highlighted by winning the event championship round and finishing 3^rdoverall.  Pacheco earned 340 world standings points and he remains the number one bull rider in the world with 5,246.66 points.  With one event left before finals his lead over second place is now 1,933.33 points.  The round win was Kaique’s 10^th of the season, he’s currently on a streak of riding 7 straight bulls, and 10 of his last 12.  He leads all competitors across the multiple PBR sanctioned series’ with 51 bulls ridden to date.

Of note, with this weekend’s earnings Kaique surpassed the $500,000 season earnings mark, just the seventh rider to do so prior to the World Finals event and the first since 2015.

Up Next for PBR’s Premier Series: the 25^th PBR: Unleash the Beast travels to Nampa, ID for the DeWalt Guaranteed Tough Invitational Presented by Cooper Tires at the Ford Idaho Center.  The 26^th and final regular season event, a two-day event gets underway Saturday October 20^th at 6:45 pm MT and concludes with round two and the championship round Sunday October 21^st at 3:45 pm MT. 

The action in its entirety will air live via PBR’s new streaming digital platform RidePass. The listen LIVE stream for the two-day event will begin Saturday, October 20^th at 8:30 p.m. ET, and conclude Sunday, October 21^st at 3:45 p.m. ET.   On-demand replays will be available at 8:00 a.m. ET the next day at www.ridepass.com. The service can be found at www.ridepass.com, and in the Apple App and Google Play stores under the listing of RidePass.

CBS Sports Network will air the championship round Sunday, October 21^st at 6:00 pm ET.

Please check your local listings for programming confirmation.

With just two regular season events remaining Kaique Pacheco distanced himself from the field with yet another perfect weekend, riding 3 of 3 bulls and wining his fifth elite tour event of the season.  Kaique won the event championship round, his ninth round win of the season and earned 551.66 world points with the win.  His five event wins (Tacoma, Las Vegas, Springfield, Fairfax, Milwaukee) lead the series and he continues to lead the PBR world standings with 4,906.66 points.  His lead over number 2 is currently 1600 points, the largest lead by the top ranked rider this season. 

Pacheco rode his 15 / 15 bucking battle bull Saturday night to a second-place finish, earning 90 world standings points in doing so.

Up Next for PBR’s Premier Series: the 25^th PBR: Unleash the Beast travels to Greensboro, NC for the Cooper Tires Take the Money and Ride at the Greensboro Coliseum.  The 25^th event of the season, a two-day event gets underway Saturday October 13^th at 6:45 pm CT and concludes with round two and the championship round Sunday October 14^th at 1:45 pm CT. 

The action in its entirety will air live via PBR’s new streaming digital platform RidePass. The listen LIVE stream for the two-day event will begin Saturday, October 13^th at 6:30 p.m. ET, and conclude Sunday, October 14^th at 1:45 p.m. ET.   On-demand replays will be available at 8:00 a.m. ET the next day at www.ridepass.com. The service can be found at www.ridepass.com, and in the Apple App and Google Play stores under the listing of RidePass.

CBS Sports Network will air the championship round Sunday, October 14^th at 6:00 pm ET.

Please check your local listings for programming confirmation.

Kaique Pacheco went 0 for 2 this weekend but he remains number one in the PBR world standings with 4265 points.  Pacheco has been first overall since week 17 of the season.

Up Next for PBR’s Premier Series: the 25^th PBR: Unleash the Beast travels to Milwaukee, WI for the Ariat Invitational presented by Cooper Tires at Fiserv Forum.  The 24^th event of the season, a two-day event gets underway Saturday October 6^th 6:45 pm CT and concludes with round two and the championship round Sunday October 7^th at 1:45 pm CT.  Milwaukee will also host the season’s tenth and final 15 / 15 Bucking Battle Saturday night.

CBS Network will air the 15 / 15 Bucking Battle Sunday afternoon at 3:00 pm ET.

The action in its entirety will air live via PBR’s new streaming digital platform RidePass. The listen LIVE stream for the two-day event will begin Saturday, October 6^th at 7:30 p.m. ET, and conclude Sunday, October 7^th at 2:45 p.m. ET.   On-demand replays will be available at 8:00 a.m. ET the next day at www.ridepass.com. The service can be found atwww.ridepass.com, and in the Apple App and Google Play stores under the listing of RidePass.

CBS Sports Network will air the championship round Sunday, October 7^th at 6:00 pm ET.

Please check your local listings for programming confirmation.

Kaique Pacheco was a perfect 3 for 3 and for the 4th time this season he was the event champion.  Pacheco earned 450 world points and extended his lead atop the world standings to 1,211 points.  His 4th event win leads the 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast, and he now leads all Premier Series riders with 31 bulls ridden; 31 of 67 with a riding percentage of 46.27 %.  Across all Series and events, Kaique is 44 of 85 with a percentage of 51.76 %.  Pacheco has been first overall since week 17 of the season.

In his only blemish of the weekend, Kaique failed to ride his 15 / 15 bucking battle bull.

Up Next for PBR’s Premier Series: the 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast travels to Austin, TX for the Winstar World Casino and Resort Invitational which takes place at Frank Erwin Center on the campus of University of Texas.  The 23rd event of the season, a two-day event gets underway Friday September 28th at 7:45 pm ET and concludes with round two and the championship round Saturday September 29th at 6:45 pm ET.

The action in its entirety will air live via PBR’s new streaming digital platform RidePass. The listen LIVE stream for the two-day event will begin on Friday, September 28th at 8:30 p.m. ET, and conclude on Saturday, September 30th at 7:45 p.m. ET.

On-demand replays will be available at 8:00 a.m. ET the next day at www.ridepass.com. The service can be found at www.ridepass.com, and in the Apple App and Google Play stores under the listing of RidePass.

CBS Sports Network will air the championship round Sunday September 30th at 6:00 pm ET.

Please check your local listings for programming confirmation.

Kaique Pacheco went 0 for 2 this past weekend but he remains number one in the world standings with 3815 world standings points.  Pacheco has been first overall since week 17 of the season.

Up Next for PBR’s Premier Series: the 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast travels to Fairfax, VA for the US Border Patrol Invitational taking place at EagleBank Arena on the campus of George Mason University.  The 22nd event of the season, a two-day event gets underway Saturday September 22nd at 6:45 pm ET and concludes with round two and the championship round Sunday September 23rd at 1:45 pm ET.  Fairfax will also host the ninth instalment of the 15 / 15 bucking battle round Saturday night.

The action in its entirety will air live via PBR’s new streaming digital platform RidePass. The listen LIVE stream for the two-day event will begin on Saturday, September 22nd at 7:30 p.m. ET, and conclude on Sunday, September 23rd at 2:45 p.m. ET.

On-demand replays will be available at 8:00 a.m. ET the next day at www.ridepass.com. The service can be found at www.ridepass.com, and in the Apple App and Google Play stores under the listing of RidePass.

CBS Network will air the 15 / 15 Bucking Battle Sunday September 23rd at 3:00 pm ET.

CBS Sports Network will air the championship round Sunday September 23rd at 6:00 pm ET.

Please check your local listings for programming confirmation.

Springfield, MO PFIWestern.com Invitational weekend review

Kaique Pacheco went 3 for 4 and won the PFIWestern.com Invitational; including his three 15/15 Bucking Battle round wins, this was his sixth event win of the year.  Pacheco topped the field in round one, again in round three and he was the only rider to cover three bulls.   Kaique earned 700 world standings points and he has now extended his standings lead to 826 points.   Kaique has held the top spot since he won the Las Vegas (May ‘18) major and currently has 3815 world standings points.

Kaique was unable to cover his 15/15 Bucking Battle bull.

Up Next for PBR’s Premier Series:  the 25th PBR: Unleash the Beast travels to Atlantic City, NJ for the Atlantic City Invitational taking place in Boardwalk Hall on the iconic Atlantic City Boardwalk.   The two-day event gets underway Saturday September 15th at 6:45 pm ET and concludes with round two and the championship round Sunday September 16th at 1:45 pm ET.

PBR’s streaming service RIDEPASS will air round one Saturday night at 6:30 pm ET and conclude with the championship round Sunday afternoon at 1:45 pm ET.  ON – DEMAND replay is available 8:00 am next day at Ridepass.com.

CBS Sports Network will air the championship round Sunday September 16th at 6:00 pm ET.

Please check your local listings for programming confirmation.