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Current Canadian Champion Dominates in Saskatoon

11/18/2011

 NOVEMBER 18, 2011 (SASKATOON, SK) - Current Canadian Champion, Aaron Roy of Yellow Grass, SK dominated round 1 of the PBR Canadian Cup finals after riding Rumble Seat (Sawyer Bucking Bulls) for 89.5. Roy enters Day 2 sitting first overall in the average, but only seventh in the Canadian standings after spending most of the season riding on the elite televised Built Ford Tough Series. Following round 1,  Roy rode Unibomber (Eno/Kubinchak Bucking Bulls) in the Boulet Boot Challenge Round to claim a $2500 bonus.

Finishing second in Saskatoon was the Last Cowboy Standing Luke Snyder of Raymore, MO. After covering Gingas Kong (Skori Bucking Bulls) in round 1, he bucked off reigning PBR Canadia n Bull of the Year VJV Slash (Nansen Bulls) in just over six seconds. VJV Slash remains un-ridden in the PBR. Third overall went to Aussie Jared Farley of Kempsey NSW, who posted 87 points on Bush Hog (Girletz Rodeo Stock) in Round 1.

Harve Stewart of Stephenville, Texas ended the round 1 with a fourth-place finish in Saskatoon after covering Edgar (Calgary Stampeed). Jeston Mead closed out the Top 5, making the buzzer on Cavity Search (Girletz Rodeo Stock) in Round 1.

The final rounds of the action from Saskatoon start at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday at Credit Union Centre. Tickets are still available through the Credit Union Centre box office, online at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 306-938-7800.

Saskatoon is the final stop on the Canadian Cup Series, which makes 9 stops in 7 provinces. The season began in Edmonton, AB and culminates in Saskatoon where the Canadian Champion will be crowned and receive a ten thousand dollar bonus.

Stats: PBR Canadian Finals (Nov. 18-19, 2011)

1              Aaron Roy           89.5

2              Luke Snyder       87.5

3              Jared Farley        87

4              Harve Stewart   85

5              Jeston Mead      84

6              Dusty Ephrom   83.5

7              Jesse Torkelson                81

8              Matt Bohon        80.5

9              Jordan Hupp      80

10           Tyler Thomson  80

11           Mike Lee             79

2011 Professional Bull Riders Canadian Cup Series Season Standings  

(Points, Earnings)

1              Tyler Thomson  7286

2              Zane Lambert    6226

3              Dusty Ephrom   6059

4              Ty Patten             5289

5              Ty Pozzobon      5104

6              Aaron Roy           4273

7              Chad Besplug     4169.5

8              Tanner Byrne     4080.5

9              Matt Triplett      4027.5

10           Jesse Torkelson                3370

11           Matt Bohon        2939.5

12           Aaron Gibb         2919.5

13           Tyler Pankewitz                2842.5

14           Stetson Lawrence            2741.5

15           Budd Williamson              2527.5

16           Brian Hervey      2088.5

17           Beau Brooks       2054.5

18           Reese Cates       1925.5

19           Cody Ford           1807

20           Vince Northrop 1790.5

21           Scott Shiffner    1710.5

22           Harve Stewart   1706.5

23           Tanner Girletz   1664.5

24           Brett Hanrahan 1621.5

25           Josh Ehlers          1491.5

26           Mike Lee             1230

27           Jeston Mead      1144

28           Jared Farley        1121.5

29           Beau Hill               1066

30           Josh Faircloth     1011

31           Sean Willingham               879.5

32           Luke Snyder       404

33           Jordan Hupp      80

About Professional Bull Riders (PBR) Canada:

Dollars earned at Canadian events counts towards qualification to the elite PBR Canadian Cup National Finals.  Upon the conclusion of the Finals, the bull rider with the most regular season and Finals points is crowned the PBR Canadian National Champion.  Money won at all Canadian events counts toward qualifying on the prestigious PBR Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS).  At the end of the BFTS season, the top-ranked PBR Canada rider will compete at the PBR World Finals in Las Vegas, NV.  For more information on PBR Canada, go to www.pbrcanada.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pbr.canada and Twitter at http://twitter.com/PBRCanada. 

About the Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR):

The PBR is the world’s premier bull riding organization. More than 100 million viewers annually watch over 400 hours of primetime PBR programming on VERSUS, NBC, CBS and networks around the world. The PBR has awarded over $100 million in prize money and 20 riders have earned over $1 million, including Justin McBride with $5.5 million - the most of any western-sports athlete in history. The PBR was nominated as 2010 Sports League of the Year at the Sports Business Journal Sports Business Awards, alongside the National Football League, National Basketball Association and Major League Baseball. Nearly two million fans attend Built Ford Tough Series and Touring Pro Division events each year. For more information on the PBR, go to www.pbr.com, or follow on Facebook at www.facebook.com/TeamPBR and http://twitter.com/TEAMPBR.