LAS VEGAS, Nev. – In a night filled with monstrous upsets, the Missouri Thunder, Carolina Cowboys, and Arizona Ridge Riders shocked the No. 1, 2 and 3 seeds, respectively, to advance to the semifinals of the Camping World Team Series Championship at T-Mobile Arena.

In the pressure-packed Last Chance Game pitting the top three seeds, the No. 3 Texas Rattlers pulled out the final win of the night to earn the final semifinals berth for Sunday’s Championship.

Opening up the night, the Arizona Ridge Riders (24-13) earned a four-ride fueled 330.75-261.5 victory over the Texas Rattlers for their second straight win at the Teams Championship. In the first two frames, Everton Natan da Silva rode Ugly This and Eduardo Aparecido rode Hermes each for 86 points for an early 172-0 Arizona advantage. Texas’ Daniel Keeping lasted eight aboard Rock ‘n Roll in the bottom of the second, putting up the Rattlers’ first score of 86.25. A ride by the Ridge Riders Luciano De Castro on Rip for 84.25 backed the Rattlers into a must-ride situation and Qynn Anderson knocked down the challenge to ride Sour Patch for 88.25 points. In the next out, Arizona clinched the game as Keyshawn Whitehorse was the first rider to solve Holy Roller for 74.5 points to advance to the quarterfinals. Marcelo Procopio Pereira tacked on 87 more to the Rattlers’ final score on Woody to close out the game.

In a game in which the bulls dominated early on, the Carolina Cowboys (21-16) fought back in the final three frames to upset the Austin Gamblers 258.75-86.5 in the rematch of last year’s championship to become the second team advancing to Sunday’s semifinals. Clay Guiton earned the first ride of the game with 87.5 against Cherry Shot. Two-time World Champion Jess Lockwood moved the Cowboys into a commanding position on Old Testament with 83.75 points in the fourth. Austin’s Dalton Kasel earned 86.5 on Uncle Rico to put the Gamblers on the board in the bottom of the fourth and avoid the shutout before Carolina’s Derek Kolbaba clinched the game with an 87.5-point ride on Strapper.

To complete the slate of upsets, the Missouri Thunder (17-21) rode their first four bulls to upend the top-seeded Florida Freedom 349.25-268.75 and become the third team to make it to the semifinals. The Thunder started with an 86.75-point ride by Paulo Eduardo Rossetto on Cookie and 85.25 points from Macaulie Leather atop Project X. Maverick Smithtook 89 against Top Dollar followed by Andrew Alvidrez besting Rockville for 88.25. Missouri fell just short of a perfect game despite two re-ride attempts.

Florida recorded three qualified rides, highlighted by the 2025 PBR Teams MVP John Crimber coupling with two-time World Champion Man Hater for 92 points. Thiago Salgado rode Night Agent for 89.5 while João Lucas Campos rode Noslaw Extrasauce for 87.25 points.

The 2023 PBR Teams Champion Texas Rattlers (24-13) earned the final spot in the semifinals, defeating the reigning champion Austin Gamblers (24-13) and top-seeded Florida Freedom (25-12) in the Last-Chance Game 265.75-89-88.75. Texas started the game 2-for-2 with rides by Claudio Montanha Jr. on Simple Man for 87.25 and Brady Fielder on Blonde Bomber for a game-high 90 points. The game-sealing ride came when Daniel Keeping scored 88.5 points on Always Been Crazy to put the game out of reach. Keeping is now 6-for-6 in his last half dozen outs.

A champion is destined to be crowned Sunday, Oct. 26, with the action picking back up at 1:45 p.m. PT.

*Denotes a RR attempt.

^Denotes a declined RR.

 

Arizona Ridge Riders — Everton Natan da Silva rode Ugly This for 86 points; Eduardo Aparecido rode Hermes for 86 points; Riquelmi Santos bucked off War Wagon in 5.85 seconds; Luciano De Castro bucked off Rip in 3.55 seconds, Head Coach Colby Yates challenged there was no touch, ruled a qualified ride for 84.25 points; Keyshawn Whitehorse rode Holy Roller for 74.5 points

 

Texas Rattlers — Brady Fielder bucked off Tulsa Time in 3.27 seconds; Daniel Keeping rode Rock ‘n Roll for 86.25 points; Claudio Montanha Jr. bucked off Levy in 5.90 seconds; Qynn Andersen rode Sour Patch for 88.25 points, re-ride awarded and declined; Winy dos Santos couldn’t mount What’s Poppin, re-ride awarded and taken; Marcelo Procopio Pereira rode Woody for 87 points (Re-Ride)

 

Arizona Ridge Riders 

4-for-5 (330.75 points)

Challenges: Luciano De Castro bucked off Rip in 3.55 seconds, Head Coach Colby Yates challenged there was no touch, ruled a qualified ride for 84.25 points

 

3-for-5 (261.5 points)

Re-Rides: Qynn Andersen rode Sour Patch for 88.25 points, re-ride awarded and declined; Winy dos Santos couldn’t mount What’s Poppin, re-ride awarded and taken; Marcelo Procopio Pereira rode Woody for 87 points (Re-Ride)

Shifted Outs: Marcelo Procopio Pereira took Winy dos Santos’ re-ride attempt

 

High Score: Qynn Andersen 88.25 on Sour Patch

 

*Denotes a RR attempt.

^Denotes a declined RR.

 

Carolina Cowboys — Cooper Davis bucked off Scrappy in 2.84 seconds; Alvaro Ariel bucked off Wingnut in 3.38 seconds; Clay Guiton rode Cherry Shot for 87.5 points;

Jess Lockwood bucked off Old Testament in 7.12 seconds, Head Coach Jerome Davis challenged a qualified ride, ruled a qualified ride for 83.75 points; Derek Kolbaba rode Strapper for 87.5 points

Austin Gamblers — Sage Steele Kimzey bucked off Moving On in 4.69 seconds, Head Coach Michael Gaffney challenged a chute foul, ruled a no ride; Kaique Pacheco bucked off Late Night Toss in 6.70 seconds; Callum Miller bucked off Smack Ya in 4.00 seconds; Dalton Kasel rode Uncle Rico for 86.5 points; Dener Barbosa bucked off Cherry Chew in 4.28 seconds

 

3-for-5 (258.75 points)

Challenges: Jess Lockwood bucked off Old Testament in 7.12 seconds, Head Coach Jerome Davis challenged a qualified ride, ruled a qualified ride for 83.75 points

 

1-for-5 (86.5 points)

Shifted Outs: Dener Barbosa shifted in for Jose Vitor Leme

Challenges: Sage Steele Kimzey bucked off Moving On in 4.69 seconds, Head Coach Michael Gaffney challenged a chute foul, ruled a no ride

 

High Score: Clay Guiton 87.5 on Cherry Shot, Derek Kolbaba 87.5 on Strapper

 

*Denotes a RR attempt.

^Denotes a declined RR.

 

Missouri Thunder — Paulo Eduardo Rossetto rode Cookie for 86.75 points; Macaulie Leather rode Project X for 85.25 points, Florida Head Coach Paulo Crimber challenged a slap, ruled a qualified ride; Maverick Smith rode Top Dollar for 89 points; Andrew Alvidrez rode Rockville for 88.25 points; Boudreaux Campbell bucked off Smokey, Head Coach Ross Coleman challenged a chute foul, re-ride awarded and taken; Grayson Cole bucked off Let’s Roll in 5.75 seconds, re-ride awarded and taken (Re-Ride); Chase Dougherty bucked off Hoobastank in 6.87 seconds (Re-Ride)

Florida Freedom — Thiago Salgado rode Night Agent for 89.5 points; João Ricardo Vieira bucked off Felix in 6.49 seconds; João Lucas Campos rode Noslaw Extrasauce for 87.25 points; Alex Cerqueira bucked off Electric Kitty in 6.85 seconds; John Crimber rode Man Hater for 92 points

 

4-for-5 (349.25 points)

Re-Rides: Boudreaux Campbell bucked off Smokey, Head Coach Ross Coleman challenged a chute foul, re-ride awarded and taken; Grayson Cole bucked off Let’s Roll in 5.75 seconds, re-ride awarded and taken (Re-Ride); Chase Dougherty bucked off Hoobastank in 6.87 seconds (Re-Ride)

Shifted Outs: Grayson Cole took Boudreaux Campbell’s re-ride attempt; Chase Dougherty took Grayson Cole’s re-ride attempt

Challenges: Boudreaux Campbell bucked off Smokey, Head Coach Ross Coleman challenged a chute foul, re-ride awarded and taken

 

3-for-5 (268.75 points)

Challenges: Macaulie Leather rode Project X for 85.25 points, Florida Head Coach Paulo Crimber challenged a slap, ruled a qualified ride

 

High Score: John Crimber 92 on Man Hater

 

*Denotes a RR attempt.

^Denotes a declined RR.

 

Austin Gamblers — Dalton Kasel bucked off Slick Rick in 5.80 seconds; Callum Miller rode The Player for 89 points; Lucas Divino bucked off Vindicated in 4.35 seconds; Kaique Pacheco rode The Empire for 74.75 points, re-ride awarded and taken; Dener Barbosa bucked off Lieutenant Dan in 4.01 seconds; Re-Ride attempt not taken due to elimination

 

Texas Rattlers — Claudio Montanha Jr. rode Simple Man for 87.25 points; Brady Fielder rode Blonde Bomber for 90 points, Austin Head Coach Michael Gaffney challenged a touch, ruled a qualified ride; Marcelo Procopio Pereira bucked off Punchy Pete in 3.64 seconds, re-ride awarded and taken, Florida Head Coach Paulo Crimber challenged a touch before the bull foul, no re-ride given; Daniel Keeping rode Always Been Crazy for 88.5 points; Qynn Andersen bucked off Nefarious in 3.55 seconds

 

Florida Freedom - Elizmar Jeremias bucked off Good Riddance in 7.61 seconds, Head Coach Paulo Crimber challenged no buck off, ruled a no ride; John Crimber rode King Tut for 88.75 points; Alex Cerqueira bucked off Socks In A Box in 2.58 seconds; Thiago Salgado bucked off Chico in 2.71 seconds, re-ride awarded and taken; João Ricardo Vieira bucked off American Hustle in 7.83 seconds, Head Coach Paulo Crimber challenged a qualified ride, ruled a no ride; Re-Ride not taken due to elimination

 

1-for-5 (89 points)

Re-Rides: Kaique Pacheco rode The Empire for 74.75 points, re-ride awarded and taken; Re-Ride attempt not taken due to elimination

Challenges: Brady Fielder rode Blonde Bomber for 90 points, Austin Head Coach Michael Gaffney challenged a touch, ruled a qualified ride

 

3-for-5 (265.75 points)

 

1-for-5 (88.75 points)

Re-Rides: Thiago Salgado bucked off Chico in 2.71 seconds, re-ride awarded and taken; Re-Ride not taken due to elimination

Challenges: Marcelo Procopio Pereira bucked off Punchy Pete in 3.64 seconds, re-ride awarded and taken, Florida Head Coach Paulo Crimber challenged a touch before the bull foul, no re-ride given; João Ricardo Vieira bucked off American Hustle in 7.83 seconds, Head Coach Paulo Crimber challenged a qualified ride, ruled a no ride; Re-Ride not taken due to elimination

 

High Score: Brady Fielder 90 on Blonde Bomber

 

High Marked Bull of the Night: Game 7 – Man Hater 45.00; Ridden by John Crimber for 92 points in Florida’s first game of the night

 

Here are the initial game matchups for the final day of action for the PBR Camping World Teams Series Championship event in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday, October 26:

No. 3 Texas Rattlers vs. No. 7 Missouri Thunder

No. 4 Arizona Ridge Riders vs. No. 5 Carolina Cowboys