CHARLESTON, S.C. – The fourth event of the 2021 PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT) season got off to a hot start on Friday night in North Charleston Coliseum, with the best riders in the world putting together 17 qualified rides.
The opening round of the 2021 Collison at the Coliseum was won by Hunter Ball (Carsonville, Michigan), the first round win of his young career.
The 21-year-old conquered Dang It (CBT/Davis Rodeo Ranch) for 88.5 points in the opening round of the two-night event, earning seven world points and moving to No. 52 in the world standings.
An early standout on the 2021 PWVT, Leonardo Lima (Vale do Paraiso, Brazil), was second on the night. Matching up with How Bout It (UTC/Sellers Bucking Bulls) midway through the round, Lima emerged victorious over the bovine athlete and was marked 87.5 points.
Earning four world points, Lima is now No. 39 in the world.
Eleven-time PBR World Finalist and former Rookie of the Year Cody Nance (Paris, Tennessee) began his climb back to the elite Unleash The Beast tour in Round 1 after a 2020 riddled with injuries.
The Cooper Tires cowboy bested Simple Man (UTC/Sellers Bucking Bulls) for 87 points when he reached the 8-second whistle late in the round, finishing third.
Earning three world points, Nance is now the No. 64 bull rider in the world, just 30 spots from the Unleash The Beast cut line.
Texan Jessi Petri (Palestine, Texas), Mexico’s Francisco Garcia Torres (Sal, Mexico) and Brazilian Alecio Ferreira da Costa (Bom Conselho, Brazil) split fourth place on the night. As Petri took care of business on Speckled Chicken (Rawson/Obernagel/Daisy’s Bucking Bulls), Torres outlasted M.A.G.A. (Lee/Praus/Thompson) and Costa made the 8 on Zacchaeus (CBT/Davis Rodeo Ranch), each for an 86-point score.
Fourth place earned Petri, Torres and Costa 1.33 world points each.
Veteran Aaron Pass (Dallas, Texas) was the final rider to earn world points for his finish. An 85.5-point effort aboard Slim Shady (Championship Pro Rodeo) put him in seventh place, earning one world point.
The 2021 Collison at the Coliseum is also a stop on the Million Dollar Bull Team Challenge season. UTC/Sellers Bucking Bulls took home first place in Round 1, scoring 274.82 points over three outs. CBT/Davis Rodeo Ranch was second with 272.71 points, and BMC Bucking Bulls third, turning in 272.12 points.
Along with the 17 qualified riders from Round 1, the Top 13 riders in buckoff time will advance to fill Saturday’s 30-man Round 2.
Fans can relive all the action from Round 1 of the 2021 Collision at the Coliseum on Saturday, February 27 at 8 a.m. ET on RidePass.com or via the RidePass mobile app.
The Collison at the Coliseum returns tomorrow night at 7 p.m. ET for Round 2 and the championship round and can be seen live exclusively on RidePass.
Professional Bull Riders Pendleton Whisky Velocity TourCOLLISION AT THE COLISEUMNorth Charleston Coliseum, North Charleston, South CarolinaEvent Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Hunter Ball, 88.5-0-0-88.50-7 Points.
2. Leonardo Lima, 87.5-0-0-87.50-4 Points.
3. Cody Nance, 87-0-0-87.00-3 Points.
4. Jesse Petri, 86-0-0-86.00-1.33 Points.
(tie). Francisco Garcia Torres, 86-0-0-86.00-1.33 Points.
(tie). Alecio Ferreira da Costa, 86-0-0-86.00-1.33 Points.
7. Aaron Pass, 85.5-0-0-85.50-1 Points.
8. Carlos Gomes Junior, 85-0-0-85.00
(tie). Austin Richardson, 85-0-0-85.00
10. Grayson Cole, 84-0-0-84.00
(tie). Cole Skender, 84-0-0-84.00
12. Wallace Vieira de Oliveira, 83.5-0-0-83.50
13. Wyatt Rogers, 83-0-0-83.00
(tie). Conner Halverson, 83-0-0-83.00
(tie). Dylan Smith, 83-0-0-83.00
16. Francisco Morales, 79.5-0-0-79.50
17. Michael Lane, 79-0-0-79.00
Cody Casper, 0-0-0-0.00
Paulo Ferreira Lima, 0-0-0-0.00
Thor Hoefer II, 0-0-0-0.00
Seth White, 0-0-0-0.00
Keith Hall, 0-0-0-0.00
Justin Houston, 0-0-0-0.00
Logan Biever, 0-0-0-0.00
Lucas Fideles Souza, 0-0-0-0.00
Hayden Harris, 0-0-0-0.00
Luis Blanco, 0-0-0-0.00
Caleb Christian, 0-0-0-0.00
Alex Jenks, 0-0-0-0.00
Triston Dean, 0-0-0-0.00
Laramie Craigen, 0-0-0-0.00
Bradley Brittain, 0-0-0-0.00
Rubens Barbosa, 0-0-0-0.00
Ouncie Mitchell, 0-0-0-0.00
Cody Campbell, 0-0-0-0.00
Romildo Rodrigues, 0-0-0-0.00
Allen Burkholder, 0-0-0-0.00
Max Castro, 0-0-0-0.00
Lucas Phipps, 0-0-0-0.00
Ricky Aguiar, 0-0-0-0.00
Eli Miller, 0-0-0-0.00
Eduardo de Oliveira, 0-0-0-0.00
JC Mortensen, 0-0-0-0.00
Zachary Laney, 0-0-0-0.00
Ednei Caminhas, 0-0-0-0.00