by PHOENIX – PBR’s (Professional Bull Riders) Ryan Dirteater earned his first Built Ford Tough Series (BFTS) victory since 2011, winning the Ak-Chin Invitational at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix on Sunday.
Dirteater placed second in the Built Ford Tough Championship Round, posting 87.25 points on Cooper Tires Brown Sugar (Dakota Rodeo/Chad Berger/Clay Struve/Julie Rosen). He was perfect for the weekend in going 3-for-3. Here is his winning ride: http://filesend.pbr.com/?fs=3300-d103e44189b6
The Cherokee Kid collected a total of 517.5 points toward the PBR world standings for his event performance to launch from 29th to 12th in the world standings. He earned 60 world standings points in the championship round, an additional 55 world standings points in tying for second place in Round 2, 2.5 world standings points for tying for seventh in Round 1, and 400 world standings points for placing first in the overall aggregate.
Round 2 and the Built Ford Tough Championship Round of the Duluth Invitational will air on CBS Sports Network on Sunday, March 13 at 5:30 p.m. ET. Fans can also watch all of the action in real time on PBR LIVE online at www.pbr.com/live, or via the PBR LIVE app, which is available for download now on Google Play and iTunes.
The BFTS is televised every week on CBS, CBS Sports Network and networks around the world. Television ratings for PBR on CBS are up more than 35 percent this season compared to last year at this time, according to Nielsen. BFTS telecasts are produced for the PBR under a multi-year agreement with David Neal Productions, a Los Angeles-based production company led by 34-time Emmy® Award winner and Peabody Award winner David Neal, who serves as executive producer.
Professional Bull Riders – Ak-Chin Invitational
Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
- Ryan Dirteater, 85.25-86-87.25-258.50-517.5 Points.
- Fabiano Vieira, 86.75-71-64.25-222-345 Points.
- Ben Jones, 86.75-0-90.75-177.50-335 Points.
- Rubens Barbosa, 84.25-87-0-171.25-205 Points.
- Wallace Vieira de Oliveira, 87.25-0-0-87.25-145 Points.
