Nick Tetz Goes 2-for-2 On Opening Night of the 2026 PBR Canada National Finals Inside Rogers Place to Extend his Lead Atop the Race for this Season’s Championship and $100,000 Bonus

EDMONTON, Alta. – As the 2026 Command Tubular PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Canada National Finals, presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels.com got underway Friday night in front of a raucous crowd inside Rogers Place, Nick Tetz (Calgary, Alberta) continued to ride in dominant form, delivering a perfect 2-for-2 performance to further his stronghold on the No. 1 rank in the race for the 2026 PBR Canada Championship and accompanying $100,000 bonus.

Two-time Champion Tetz, who rides for the Arizona Ridge Riders in the separate PBR Teams league, is chasing history in Edmonton, Alberta, attempting to tie Aaron Roy (Yellow Grass, Saskatchewan) for most national titles won by one rider with three.

Tetz began the year-end event inside the home of the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers with a bang, winning Round 1 as he outlasted Slingin Stones (Lazy P Rodeo) for 86.45 points.

The Albertan phenom continued to ride in white-hot form in Round 2, topping Whiskey Moon (Skori Bucking Bulls) for 85.5 points.

By way of the flawless outing through the opening two rounds, Tetz is not only positioned fourth on the event leaderboard, but he strengthened his grasp on the No. 1 rank in Canada. Collecting 68 national points Friday evening, Tetz grew his lead to 456.83 points over No. 2 Gilmar Santana (Ouro Preto, Brazil) who is not competing at the National Finals due to injury.

Tanner Eno (Coronation, Alberta) leads the contentious battle for the National Finals event title and $50,000 cheque.

After riding Lil Nasty (Foley Bucking Bulls) for 85.2 points in Round 1, Eno converted on Divorce Papers (MT Bar Bucking Bulls) for 88.5 points in Round 2 to overtake the event lead.

He is currently 1.1 points ahead of second-place Luciano De Castro (Guzolandia, Brazil) in the aggregate.

Collecting 52 national points, Eno also gained ground in the national standings, climbing from No. 13 to No. 11 in the nation.

The 2026 PBR Canada National Finals will also culminate a fierce battle for the title of Rookie of the Year between Jeremy Maisonneuve (Val-des-monts, Quebec) and Jayden Roy (Mascouche, Quebec). The duo began the National Finals ranked No. 8 and No. 10, respectively in Canada, separated by a mere 41.5 national points.

In uncharacteristic form, both Maisonneuve and Jayden Roy, who rides for the two-time PBR Teams World Champion Nashville Stampede, were shutout Friday evening, going 0-for-2. The battle of the 19-year-old phenoms will come to a climactic end when action resumes on Championship Saturday.

Returning to the National Finals event leaderboard, the Florida Freedom’s Castro is second. The eight-time PBR World Finals qualifier and 2015 PBR Brazil Champion is competing at the National Finals as one of three international invites.

Castro first converted in Round 1, making the requisite 8 on Pay Day (Skori Bucking Bulls) for 83.8 points. The stoic Brazilian then logged what is the high-marked ride of the event in Round 2 when he conquered 2024 CanGlobal PBR Canada Bull of the Year Grand Funk (Kinky Buckers) for 89.15 points.

Marking his career-first appearance in PBR Canada competition, Castro collected 62 national points for his efforts climbing from unranked to No. 36 in the nation.

Coy Robbins (Camrose, Alberta) is third, having earned 50 national points thus far. He trails leader Eno by 1.35 points.

The 2017 PBR Canada Rookie of the Year rode Turbo Tax (Eno Bucking Bulls) for 85.25 points in Round 1 and Dark Side (Kinky Buckers) for 87.45 points.

Along with sitting inside the event’s Top 5, Robbins also made moves in the national standings, rising from No. 12 to No. 10.

The event’s Top 5 is rounded out by two-time PBR Canada Champion Cody Coverchuk (Meadow Lake, Saskatchewan) in fifth. The National Finals marked Coverchuk’s first time back in competition since July after sustaining injuries at a Touring Pro Division event in Calgary.

Coverchuk covered Nacho (W Sunrise) for 86.45 points in Round 1, and Shot Caller (C5 Rodeo) for 85.25 points in Round 2.

He left Rogers Place with 34 national points for his two qualified rides, gaining one spot in the national standings as he rose from No. 15 to No. 14.

Six additional riders also converted through the opening two rounds of competition for the 2026 PBR Canada National Finals. Jordan Hansen (Amisk, Alberta), Grady Young (Leader, Saskatchewan), Dakota Buttar (Eatonia, Saskatchewan) Francisco Costa (Humaita, Brazil), Cort McFadden (Novice, Texas) and Aaroy Roy will all begin Championship Saturday with one score on the board.

The 2026 Command Tubular PBR Canada National Finals, presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels.com, will conclude in Edmonton, Alberta, and Rogers Place on Saturday, November 14 with Round 3 and the championship round. Action will get underway at 7:00 p.m. MDT.

Tickets are still available and can be purchased online at Ticketmaster.ca. 

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PBR Canada Cup Series
2026 Command Tubular PBR Canada National Finals, presented by Edmonton’s Best Hotels.com
Rogers Place – Edmonton, Alberta
(Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Round 4-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Tanner Eno, 85.2-88.85-0-0-174.05-52 Points.
2. Luciano De Castro, 83.8-89.15-0-0-172.95-62 Points.
3. Coy Robbins, 85.25-87.45-0-0-172.70-50 Points.
4. Nick Tetz, 86.45-85.55-0-0-172.00-68 Points.
5. Cody Coverchuk, 84.25-85.25-0-0-169.50-34 Points.
6. Jordan Hansen, 0-87.55-0-0-87.55-26 Points.
7. Grady Young, 0-86.45-0-0-86.45-22 Points.
8. Dakota Buttar, 86.1-0-0-0-86.10-28 Points.
9. Francisco Costa, 85.1-0-0-0-85.10-22 Points.
10. Cort McFadden, 84.7-0-0-0-84.70-20 Points.
11. Aaron Roy, 84.4-0-0-0-84.40-18 Points.
Tyler Craig, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Lonnie West, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Jeremy Maisonneuve, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Jayden Roy, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Marshall Senger, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Griffin Koester, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Garrett Green, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Ashton Sahli, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Trinity Bear, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Chanse Switzer, 0-0-0-0-0.00
Cassio Dias, 0-0-0-0-0.00

2026 PBR Canada National Standings
(Place, Rider, Events, Wins, Top 5's, Points, Total Winnings)
1. Nick Tetz, 31, 8, 17, 1,492.83, $108,921.42
2. Gilmar Santana, 32, 6, 17, 1,036.00, $71,160.44
3. Dakota Buttar, 30, 2, 8, 678.67, $39,014.38
4. Tyler Craig, 33, 2, 8, 561.00, $35,873.38
5. Aaron Roy, 31, 0, 9, 557.00, $29,632.02
6. Francisco Costa, 33, 1, 6, 548.67, $25,694.50
7. Lonnie West, 27, 1, 6, 485.50, $33,760.88
8. Jordan Hansen, 18, 1, 7, 483.67, $27,908.25
9. Jeremy Maisonneuve, 13, 2, 7, 475.50, $36,617.88
10. Coy Robbins, 24, 1, 6, 449.50, $27,604.00
11. Tanner Eno, 30, 1, 4, 444.00, $26,036.50
12. Jayden Roy, 16, 2, 5, 434.00, $34,815.83
13. Marshall Senger, 31, 2, 6, 429.00, $24,036.38
14. Cody Coverchuk, 20, 0, 4, 360.67, $17,264.50
15. Griffin Koester, 19, 0, 5, 352.00, $26,156.00
16. Grady Young, 8, 3, 4, 310.50, $26,566.88
17. Garrett Green, 11, 0, 4, 291.00, $15,395.42
18. Ashton Sahli, 33, 1, 3, 276.00, $14,867.38
19. Trinity Bear, 19, 0, 4, 273.50, $17,963.69
20. Chanse Switzer, 28, 1, 3, 257.33, $14,040.96
21. Jett Lambert, 22, 1, 5, 217.00, $10,933.13
22. Austin Paley, 34, 0, 4, 184.67, $11,990.63
23. Weston Davidson, 27, 0, 1, 165.50, $9,018.75
24. Stefan Tonita, 15, 1, 2, 159.00, $8,594.81
25. Eric O'Flynn, 16, 0, 2, 157.67, $6,259.13
26. Jhett Wheeler, 4, 0, 3, 122.83, $6,213.50
27. Marco Rizzo, 5, 0, 3, 120.00, $6,268.75
28. Macaulie Leather, 3, 1, 2, 117.00, $9,739.58
29. Eli Vastbinder, 5, 1, 1, 109.00, $7,437.50
30. Jake Gardner, 5, 0, 2, 106.50, $5,712.25
31. Koltin Hevalow, 3, 0, 1, 96.00, $4,780.25
32. Brock Radford, 12, 0, 2, 88.00, $3,570.00
33. Edgar Durazo, 2, 0, 1, 82.00, $5,153.13
34. Cody Fraser, 11, 0, 1, 76.00, $3,415.88
35. Dusty Golden, 11, 0, 1, 63.00, $1,368.50
36. Luciano De Castro, 1, 0, 0, 62.00, $0.00
37. Darnell Bahe, 2, 0, 2, 61.00, $4,462.50
38. Cauy Schmidt, 12, 0, 1, 58.00, $2,550.00
39. Andy Guzman, 1, 0, 1, 57.00, $4,200.00
40. Jack Mitchell, 5, 0, 1, 51.00, $2,939.58
41. Daniel Keeping, 1, 0, 1, 48.00, $1,710.00
42. Westen Wade, 8, 0, 0, 42.50, $1,425.00
43. Lucas Dunand, 12, 0, 1, 39.00, $1,279.25
44. Tyler Villarreal, 17, 0, 0, 37.00, $1,192.13
45. Dalton Allred, 3, 0, 0, 34.00, $2,135.00