Julio Cesar Marques initially separated himself from the field, conquering Lap Dancer for the full eight seconds and becoming the first, and for a time only, cowboy to break 86 points in Chicago.
Cleber Henrique Marques’ ride aboard Hector marked his second qualified in four attempts in his debut season on the PBR’s premier series.
Following a breakout year in the PBR Teams league, Joao Lucas Campos’ first ride of the 2025 Unleash The Beast season completed the three-way tie for the best score in Round 1 at 86.30 points.
Behind the trio, Eduardo Aparecido claimed the fourth spot, tangoing with Red Hot for a score of 85.9 points.
Rounding out the top five Friday is a tie between Maverick Smith and Heitor Santos Ferreira. Smith solved Black Tie while Ferreira beat Noslaw Extrasauce, each for 85.5 points.
The second night of action in Chicago begins at 6:45 p.m. CT Saturday night. All three rounds of Modo Casino PBR Chicago are being carried live on Paramount+ as part of a new five-year deal signed with the streaming platform. Saturday’s action will be streamed in its entirety on Paramount+ starting at 8 p.m. ET.
Unleash The Beast – Modo Casino PBR Chicago
United Center – Chicago, Illinois
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Julio Cesar Marques – 86.30-0-0-86.30-21.0
1. Cleber Henrique Marques – 86.30-0-0-86.30-21.0
1. Joao Lucas Campos – 86.30-0-0-86.30-21.0
4. Eduardo Aparecido – 85.90-0-0-85.90-16.0
5. Maverick Smith – 85.50-0-0-85.50-14.5
5. Heitor Santos Ferreira – 85.50-0-0-85.50-14.5
7. Marco Rizzo – 85.30-0-0-85.30-13.0
8. Leandro Zampollo – 83.60-0-0-83.60-12.0
9. Alan de Souza – 83.05-0-0-83.05-11.0
10. Cassio Dias – 82.75-0-0-82.75-10.0
11. Brady Fielder – 81.45-0-0-81.45-9.0
12. Claudio Montanha Jr. – 77.20-0-0-77.20-0
13. Afonso Quintino – 62.70-0-0-62.70-0
Clay Guiton – 0-0-0-0
Andy Guzman – 0-0-0-0
Alex Cerqueira – 0-0-0-0
Bob Mitchell – 0-0-0-0
Sage Steele Kimzey – 0-0-0-0
Keyshawn Whitehorse – 0-0-0-0
Mecate Trammell – 0-0-0-0
Alvaro Ariel – 0-0-0-0
Wingson Henrique da Silva – 0-0-0-0
Thiago Salgado – 0-0-0-0
Wyatt Rogers – 0-0-0-0
Lucas Martins Costa – 0-0-0-0
Kaique Pacheco – 0-0-0-0
John Crimber – 0-0-0-0
Andrew Alvidrez – 0-0-0-0
Guilherme Valleiras – 0-0-0-0
Lucas Divino – 0-0-0-0
Mauricio Gulla Moreira – 0-0-0-0
Alex Junior da Silva – 0-0-0-0
Daniel Keeping – 0-0-0-0
Lauro Nunes Vieira – 0-0-0-0
Damien Krushall – 0-0-0-0
Paulo Eduardo Rossetto – 0-0-0-0
Callum Miller – 0-0-0-0
Koltin Hevalow – 0-0-0-0
Kaiden Loud – 0-0-0-0
Dalton Kasel – 0-0-0-0
WORLD STANDINGS – TOP 10
1. Dalton Kasel – 128.0 points
2. Julio Cesar Marques – 124.0 points
3. Kaiden Loud – 75.0 points
4. Paulo Eduardo Rossetto – 70.0 points
5. Callum Miller – 64.0 points
6. Alex Cerqueira – 38.0 points
7. Alan de Souza – 34.0 points
8. Andrew Alvidrez – 33.0 points
9. Brady Fielder – 31.0 points
10. Eduardo Aparecido – 24.0 points
