BIG SKY, Mont. – Against the picturesque backdrop of Big Sky, Montana, Brady Fielder (Clermont, Queensland, Australia) showed up and showed out, going a perfect 4-for-4 to win the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Challenger Series’ Big Sky PBR.

Big Sky PBR kicked off celebrating its 11th consecutive honor of being named the Event of the Year by the organization’s top riders.

Fielder first put points on the board Thursday evening when we won Round 1 via an 87-point ride atop Cramer (McCoy Rodeo/Yellowstone Bulls). The surging Australian who rides for the Texas Rattlers in the separate PBR Teams league continued to dominate in Round 2, again finishing atop the night’s leaderboard when he conquered BuzzBallz (BuzzBallz LLC/McCoy Rodeo) for 87.5 points.

As Championship Saturday got underway, Fielder was tasked with Huckleberry (Blake Sharp/UP Bucking Company) in Round 3. He again made the requisite 8, this time for 85 points, punching his ticket to the championship round positioned first in the event standings.

With the first pick in the championship round bull draft, Fielder elected to go head-to-head with Tulsa Time (Kelly & Cami Heath/McCoy Rodeo). A decision which proved dividends, Fielder bested his animal athlete opponent for 89.5 points to cement the win.

Courtesy of the victory, Fielder wared $38,578.76 in addition to 185 points in the race for the 2025 Challenger Series Championship.

Alan de Souza (Tremembe, Brazil) delivered a 4-for-4 performance of his own to finish second and net 126 Challenger Global points.

The Nashville Stampede rider rode Dust Storm (McCoy Rodeo/Lovell) for 81.5 points in Round 1, Uncle Jim (McCoy Rodeo/The Waddell Family) for 86 points in Round 2, Cliff (McCoy Rodeo/Yellowstone Bulls) for 85.5 points in Round 3, and Red Mosquito (Zach Muegge/McCoy Rodeo) for 88 points in the championship round.

As the only other rider to cover all four of his draws, Daniel Keeping (Montague, Texas) was third at Big Sky PBR.

The Texas Rattler was sensational in the opening rounds, topping Boomerang (Blake Sharp/Stacy Utz/Rachel Farris/Tristen Jones/Stacey Rickman) for 85.5 points in Round 1,

Jojo (McCoy Rodeo/Gold Bucking Bulls) for 77.5 points in Round 2 and PIF (McCoy Rodeo/Spencer Neil/Lopez) for 85.5 points in Round 3.

Keeping then logged the only 90-point ride of the night in the championship round, besting Ugly This (McCoy Rodeo/Spencer Neil) for a monstrous 91 points.

The reserved Texan left Montana with 110.5 Challenger Global points.

Fourth was Texas Rattler Macaulie Leather (Calliope, Queensland, Australia), earning 87 Challenger Global points.

Despite bucking off in Round 1, tossed by Black Sky (McCoy Rodeo/Gold Bucking Bulls) in 3.22 seconds, Leather was quick to rebound.

Leather first put points on the board in Round 2 when he rode Big Dawg (McCoy Rodeo/Thomas Lee Group) for 86 points. The Australian newcomer then won Round 3 when he outlasted Wicked Solo (McCoy Rodeo/L5 Bulls) for 87 points.

Leather then punctuated his time at Big Sky PBR with an 88-point ride on Jonah Hex (McCoy Rodeo/Gold Bucking Bulls) in the championship round.

Rounding out the Top 5 in fifth was the Missouri Thunder’s Andrew Alvidrez (Seminole, Texas).

Alvidrez was electric in Round 1, delivering the fourth-best score when he covered Cowboy Uber (McCoy Rodeo/Schraub) for 82.5 points. However, the Texan was quickly humbled when he was upended by Hoke Hey (Blake Sharp/Chris Utz/Carey Brothers) in 2.47 seconds in Round 2.

As Championship Saturday got underway, Alvidrez regathered his momentum from the opening night, riding Sorcerer (McCoy Rodeo/Yellowstone Bulls) for 82.5 points in Round 3 and Snuggles (Grin/Jacobson/McCoy Rodeo) for 89 points in the championship round.

Alvidrez left Big Sky Town Center with 69.5 Challenger Global points.

In the bull pen, Blue Duck (McCoy Rodeo/Jacobson) bucked supreme, crowned the Bull of the Event. Bucking in the championship round, Blue Duck was marked an unrivaled 45 points for his 2.43 seconds of work against 2021 Big Sky PBR event winner Junior Patrik Souza (Pedro Gomes, Brazil).

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Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Round 4-Round 5-Round 6-Event Aggregate-Event Points)

1. Brady Fielder, 87-0-87.5-0-85-89.5-349.00-185 Points.

2. Alan de Souza, 81.5-0-86-0-85.5-88-341.00-126 Points.

3. Daniel Keeping, 85.5-0-77.5-0-85.5-91-339.50-110.5 Points.

4. Macaulie Leather, 0-0-86-0-87-88-261.00-87 Points.

5. Andrew Alvidrez, 82.5-0-0-0-82.5-89-254.00-69.5 Points.

6. Paulo Eduardo Rossetto, 79-0-84.5-0-69-0-232.50-44.5 Points.

7. Junior Patrik Souza, 84-0-82.5-0-0-0-166.50-40 Points.

8. Kyler Oliver, 0-0-87.5-88-0-0-87.50-31 Points.

9. Vitor Losnake, 0-0-85.5-0-0-0-85.50-20 Points.

10. Vinicius Rodrigues Pereira, 0-0-85-0-0-0-85.00-17 Points.

11. Braidy Randolph, 0-0-0-0-84.5-0-84.50-16 Points.

(tie). Ezekiel Mitchell, 0-0-84.5-0-0-0-84.50-13.5 Points.

13. Keyshawn Whitehorse, 0-0-0-0-82.5-0-82.50-13.5 Points.

14. Callum Miller, 82-0-0-0-0-0-82.00-15 Points.

15. Alex Junior da Silva, 0-0-81.5-0-0-0-81.50-10 Points.

(tie). Brady Turgeon, 81.5-0-0-0-0-0-81.50-13.5 Points.

17. Trace Redd, 81-0-0-0-0-0-81.00-4 Points.

18. Alex Cerqueira, 74-0-0-0-0-0-74.00-2 Points.

Michael Lane, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Gavin Knutson, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Ednélio Almeida, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Alex Jenks, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Jett Harkins, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Dalton Rudman, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Dustin Herman, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Eduardo Aparecido, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

João Ricardo Vieira, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Chase Wimer, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Claudio Montanha Jr., 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Brandon Chambers, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Luciano De Castro, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Wyatt Rogers, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Bruno Carvalho, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Briggs Madsen, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Cole Trivette, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Dawson Branton, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Carlos Garcia, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Aaron Williams, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

Alisson De Souza, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

JaCauy Hale, 0-0-0-0-0-0-0.00

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