
The 2026 Monster Energy Team Challenge brings head-to-head PBR Teams matchups into select Unleash The Beast events, adding another layer of competition without changing the UTB format. Each stop features two 4-on-4 team games contested during Round 1, where riders earn UTB points and prize money while also competing for their teams for additional payouts and playoff positioning. The format additionally gives team riders not currently competing on the Unleash The Beast tour the opportunity to contend for UTB event wins and points based on their rides in the Team Challenge.
Monster Energy Team Challenge results do not count toward official PBR Teams regular-season records, but they do determine standings, playoff qualification and seeding, with games broadcasting on CBS. The season culminates in a four-team playoff, ending with a winner-take-all 7-on-7 championship game at the final Unleash The Beast event of the season in Tacoma, Washington, where the 2026 Monster Energy Team Challenge champions will be crowned.
Catch the edge-of-your-seat bull riding action on CBS as the PBR Monster Energy Teams Challenge brings a dynamic team face-off format into the Unleash The Beast season.
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Find answers to frequently asked questions about the Monster Energy Team Challenge.
A series of head-to-head PBR Teams games contested inside select Unleash The Beast events, beginning Jan. 9 at PBR Monster Energy Buck Off at the Garden presented by Ariat.
Monster Energy Team Challenge games broadcast on CBS. Learn more HERE.
No. It is a separate competition with its own standings and championship.
Yes. All rides count toward UTB event results, points and prize money.
Yes. Team riders not on the Unleash The Beast tour can advance and contend for UTB event results based on their rides in the Team Challenge.
Two head-to-head 4-on-4 games. See playoff format below.
At the end of Round 1 of the Unleash The Beast event.
By win-loss record, with tiebreakers based on aggregate score and point differential.
Four teams.
Playoff games are single 7-on-7 matchups.
At the final Unleash The Beast event of the season in Tacoma, Washington.