Pro Rodeo League Returns this Summer

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Professional Bull Riders (PBR) team-based league is planning a return this summer with ten teams competing over 12 weekend events from July-October. There will be two weekend playoff events to finish the season. Each team will host one event and two neutral site events in Duluth, Georgia and Anaheim, California.

This season the league added the New York Mavericks and Oklahoma Wildcatters while the Oklahoma Freedom franchise moved to Florida. These teams will join the Texas Rattlers, Arizona Ridge Riders, Austin Gamblers, Carolina Cowboys, Kansas City Outlaws, Missouri Thunder and Nashville Stampede in the upcoming season.

During the first two seasons, all eight teams competed at the Championship at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. However, in 2024, only the top six teams in terms of points are guaranteed to qualify for the Championship at the conclusion of the regular season. One day before the start of the Championship event, the bottom four teams will compete at an elimination-style round taking place at the South Point Hotel Arena where they will battle it out for the final two qualification spots to the Team Series Championship at T-Mobile Arena.

In these PBR games, teams compete in head-to-head, 5-on-5 games against a different opponent each day (totaling four games per event day). The team with the highest aggregate score from the respective matchup will win that game. The event winner is the team with the most game wins across an event. In the event of a tie for first place, extra outs are held to determine the event winner. If both teams fail to record a ride score after five outs, both teams are given a loss. Teams win prize money for event wins, which do not affect the regular season standings. As with other team sports leagues, game wins and losses are crucial. Wins and losses at the end of the 12-event regular season determine the playoff seeing going into the PBR Teams Championship. The two teams that finish first and second in the regular-season standings will receive a first-round bye.

Teams have a roster of up to seven “protected roster” riders and up to five “reserve roster” riders. Teams can then use free agency to sign riders to their rosters. During competition, teams have five starters and up to seven riders on their bench. These riders can be subbed in/out of games throughout an event weekend, giving teams flexibility for optimal performance.

For more information on the PBR league, visit: https://pbr.com/tours/pbr-teams

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