PBR

BY JOHN MASTALAIR jmastalir@yahoo.com

PBR APRIL 16 17 18 THOMAS AND MACK CENTER LAS VEGAS WORLD BULL RIDERS EXTRAORDIN



LAS VEGAS (March 6, 2010) - The Professional Bull Riders, Inc. (PBR) is excited to announce that the five national captains have selected the first 10 competitors for the 2010 World Cup.

The 2010 PBR World Cup presented by Dickies, the PBR’s premier international event, comes to the United States for the first time ever. All of the action will take place at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas from April 16-18.

Captain J.W. Hart (Marietta, Okla.) has named Austin Meier (Kinta, Okla.) and McKennon Wimberly (Cool, Texas) to Team USA, while Adriano Moraes (Cachoeiera Paulista, SP, Brazil) has chosen Valdiron de Oliveira (Aparecida de Goiania, GO, Brazil) and Robson Palermo (Rio Branco, Acre, Brazil) as the first two members for Team Brazil.

Cody Snyder (Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada) has selected Aaron Roy (Asquith, Saskatchewan, Canada) and Scott Schiffner (Strathmore, Alberta, Canada) for Team Canada, while Team Australia captain Troy Dunn (Queensland, Australia) has named brothers Jared and Pete Farley (Kempsey, NSW, Australia). The first two members selected for Team Mexico are Rocky McDonald (Colonia Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico) and Gustavo Pedrero (Jalisco, Mexico). Selections for Mexico are being made by Amando Aguirre, President of the Mexican Federation of Rodeo, and Ruben Mujica, President of Cuernos Chuecos, a Mexican bull riding league. The coach for Mexico will be Gerardo Venegas (Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico).

The three-night event will allow fans the opportunity to watch world-class rides during six rounds of action. The 25 riders will all compete in each round, meaning that fans will have the opportunity to watch at least 50 show-stopping rides each night. The top three scores for each country in each round will count toward the team total. The team accumulating the most points during the six rounds will be declared the winner.

The United States is the two-time defending champion, while Brazil won in 2007. The event debuted in 2007 in Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, and was held in Chihuahua, Mexico, in 2008, and Barretos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 2009.

Hotel rooms and packages can be reserved at Treasure Island, the official host hotel of the 2010 PBR World Cup presented by Dickies. Not only will Treasure Island be home to the riders during the World Cup, but the hotel and casino will also play host to various World Cup after parties, and be “home base” for all PBR activity during the World Cup.

For more information about prices and to reserve a room now, go to www.treasureisland.com or call (800) 288-7206. For more information about the 2010 PBR World Cup presented by Dickies, please visit www.pbr.com or contact Sara Broun at sbroun@pbrnow.com or 719-242-2800.