Have you been watching the 2025 PBR World Finals: Unleash The Beast? If not, what are you waiting for?! The four Elimination rounds wrapped up this weekend, and there’s been plenty of drama, from huge rides to historic buckoffs and everything in between. Miss a moment of the action this weekend? Here’s what happened around the PBR.
At the 2024 PBR World Finals…
ELIMINATIONS ROUND 1
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No. 3 John Crimber turned in a huge ride to split the Round 1 win at Eliminations with Hudson Bolton and Kaiden Loud, inching closer to the top of the world standings.
While locked in his second consecutive world title race, Crimber said he’s having more fun than he was last year.
For Bolton, the round win helped him continue to climb the Rookie of the Year standings in his return from injury.
ELIMINATIONS ROUND 2
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Crimber kept the pedal to the metal in Round 2, improving to a perfect 2-for-2 as his pursuit of a gold buckle continued .
However, it was his close friend Clay Guiton who took the lead in the event aggregate , winning Round 2 with the first 90-point ride of the World Finals.
Despite a slow back half of the regular season, Koltin Hevalow was keeping up with the young kids, turning in a 2-for-2 performance through two rounds to keep his hopes of advancing to the Championship alive .
ELIMINATIONS ROUND 3
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The top contenders in the world title race got off the schneid in Round 3, with No. 1 Dalton Kasel finishing third in the round …
…and No. 2 Brady Fielder matching him with a score of his own in front of friends and family who flew in all the way from Australia .
ELIMINATIONS ROUND 4
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Kasel did it again in Round 4, ultimately finishing sixth overall at Eliminations to increase his lead over Fielder atop the UTB standings . Not to be forgotten, Man Hater clinched his second consecutive YETI World Champion Bull title.
He may be flying under the radar, but two-time World Champion Jose Vitor Leme earned the Eliminations event win thanks to a 4-for-4 showing and heads to the Championship ranked No. 6 in the world.
Bovine history was made on Sunday as Magic Potion dispatched Lucas Divino for his 49th consecutive buckoff , surpassing Cool Whip’s mark and setting a new all-time record.
Five men qualified for the Championship thanks to their position in the Eliminations aggregate – one of whom is Alan de Souza, who rode Man Hater for 92.5 points to advance.
Meanwhile, in PBR Canada…
Jake Gardner went 2-for-2 to win the PBR Canada Touring Pro Division event in Brooks, Alberta, to remain No. 1 in the national standings.
Meanwhile, Cody Coverchuk went 2-for-2 in Camrose, Alberta, to move to No. 2.
At the WCRA’s Rodeo Corpus Christi…
Youth athletes dominated the early rounds of Rodeo Corpus Christi to set the tone.
A new slate of champions hoisted trophies on Sunday with Martha Angelone as the only repeat champion from 2024.
The top-finishing athletes not already drafted to a team qualified for the Free Riders and will compete in Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo this week . Let’s rock!
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Check out the best photos from Eliminations.
Looking ahead
What’s up next on the docket?
The 2025 PBR World Finals: Unleash The Beast continues with Ride for Redemption in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 14-15, followed by Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on May 16 and the Championship Rounds, also in AT&T Stadium, on May 17-18. Click here for the full TV and streaming schedule!
