Professional Bull Riders - Marchi leads after first day of PBR action in Anaheim

Marchi leads after first day of PBR action in Anaheim

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  • Guilherme Marchi covers two bulls to take the event lead in Anaheim.

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ANAHEIM, Calif. - Riding Speckled Ivory (Circle T Ranch & Rodeo) for 89.75 points in the Built Ford Tough Short Round, 2008 Professional Bull Riders World Champion Guilherme Marchi is the leader after the first day of action at the PBR Built Ford Tough Series Anaheim Invitational presented by Full Metal Jousting on HISTORY.

Marchi rode Big Hoss (Ace of Spades/Franks) for 86.5 points in Round 1, and has a 2.25-point lead over Austin Meier. Meier rode Pit Boss (Ace of Spades/Franks) for 88 points to finish second in the short round after scoring 86 points in Round 1 on Rainbow (Circle T Ranch & Rodeo).

Justin Koon is in third place with 88.5 points, followed by Douglas Duncan with 88 points, and Sean Willingham with 87.75 points. Koon, Duncan, and Willingham finished first, second, and third in Round 1, but did not ride in the short round.

Round 3 begins at 2 p.m. PT on Sunday, followed by the Built Ford Tough Championship Round. Tickets are sale at the Honda Center box office, www.Ticketmaster.com, and by telephone at (800) 745-3000.

Each of the 40 riders will ride in Round 3 on Sunday. Following Round 3, the riders with the 10 highest cumulative scores will advance to the Built Ford Tough Championship Round where they will compete with one more bull. The overall event winner will be the rider with the highest combined score from all four rounds.

The BFTS features the best, highest-paid bull riders on the planet, including current PBR World Champion Silvano Alves, who reached $1 million faster than any rider in history, earning $1.8 million in his first 18 months.

CBS Sports Network will broadcast Sunday's action at 6 p.m. ET on Sunday, and will rebroadcast it on Sunday at 11 p.m. ET. It will also be rebroadcast on Monday at 1 a.m. ET, and 9 p.m. ET.

Anaheim is the second stop on the BFTS, which opened the 2012 season on Jan. 6-8 with capacity crowds at Madison Square Garden in New York. The BFTS will make 28 stops in 23 states before the Built Ford Tough World Finals in Las Vegas on Oct. 24-28. The World Finals are where the PBR World Champion will be crowned and awarded the coveted championship buckle and a $1 million bonus. The richest bull riding event in the world, the World Finals has a total purse of more than $2 million.

The BFTS is televised every week on CBS, CBS Sports Network, NBC, NBC Sports Network, and YouTube. 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. 

Saturday's Professional Bull Rider Built Ford Tough Series Results
Anaheim Invitational presented by Full Metal Jousting on HISTORY
Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif.
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Event Total Points)
1. Guilherme Marchi, 86.5-89.75-176.25 points.
2. Austin Meier, 86-88-174 points.
3. Justin Koon, 88.5-0-88.50 points.
4. Douglas Duncan, 88-0-88 points.
5. Sean Willingham, 87.75-0-87.75 points.
6. Ty Pozzobon, 86.5-0-86.50 points.
7. Ben Jones, 85.5-0-85.50 points.
Harve Stewart, 85.5-0-85.50 points.
9. Paulo Lima, 85-0-85 points.
Rubens Barbosa, 85-0-85 points.
11. Douglas Ferreira, 84.5-dnq-84.50 points.
12. Dusty Ephrom, 83.5-dnq-83.50 points.
13. Cord McCoy, 82.5-dnq-82.50 points.
14. L.J. Jenkins, 82-dnq-82 points.
15. Silvano Alves, 81.25-dnq-81.25 points.
16. Ryan Dirteater, 79.5-dnq-79.50 points.
Valdiron Oliveira, 79.5-dnq-79.50 points.
18. Elton Cide, 74.75-dnq-74.75 points.
Aaron Roy, 0-dnq-0 points.
Caleb Sanderson, 0-dnq-0 points.
Chris Shivers, 0-dnq-0 points.
Cody Campbell, 0-dnq-0 points.
Cody Nance, 0-dnq-0 points.
Corey Navarre, 0-dnq-0 points.
Dakota Beck, 0-dnq-0 points.
Dustin Elliott, 0-dnq-0 points.
Elliot Jacoby, 0-dnq-0 points.
J. B. Mauney, 0-dnq-0 points.
Jordan Hupp, 0-dnq-0 points.
Jory Markiss, 0-dnq-0 points.
Josh Faircloth, 0-dnq-0 points.
Kody Lostroh, 0-dnq-0 points.
Luke Snyder, 0-dnq-0 points.
Marco Eguche, 0-dnq-0 points.
Mike Lee, 0-dnq-0 points.
Renato Nunes, 0-dnq-0 points.
Ryan McConnel, 0-dnq-0 points.
Sevi Torturo, 0-dnq-0 points.
Stormy Wing, 0-dnq-0 points.
Tyler Thomson, 0-0-0 points.

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