BILLINGS, Mont. – 2024 PBR World Champion Cassio Dias (Sao F. de Sales, Brazil) recorded the 22nd 90-point ride of his career atop Black Eyes to win Round 1of the PBR Billings inside of First Interstate Arena at Metra Park on Friday night.
Round 1 featured the second semifinals game of Monster Energy Team Challenge playoffs , with two of the league’s four postseason qualifiers battling for a chance to take on the No. 1 Missouri Thunder at the series’ Championship April 24 in Tacoma, Washington.
While his team did not advance, Dias earned his third round win of the season and 29 UTB points for his epic 90.20- point ride, improving from No. 16 to No. 14.
The No. 2 (3-1) Austin Gamblers defeated the No. 3 (3-1) Kansas City Outlaws 347.70 – 261.45 courtesy of a dramatic final ride from Dalton Kasel (Muleshoe, Texas) after a re-ride. These two teams met in an METC game last month in Little Rock, which ended with the Outlaws shutting out the Gamblers 173.05 to 0.
With Kansas City leading the event after Dias’ monster 90.20 ride in the final frame, a repeat victory looked imminent as Kasel seemingly bucked off Noslaw ExtraSauce, but upon review was granted a re-ride. Kasel rode Tijuana Two-Step in the bottom of the 7th in this special 7-on-7 playoff game format to the tune of 88.60 points, officially clinching the semifinals win for Austin via his second walk-off win of the season.
The night-ending ride also clinched third place in the overall round for Kasel as well. He earned 17 UTB points and advanced from No. 7 to No. 6.
"Just stay persistent, with the Lord, you can do all things,” said Kasel on the dirt with CBS sideline reporter Kate Harrison. “I thank the Lord, I got to get on a great bull like that...thank you Billings, it's a lot of fun here."
As an added bonus for Gamblers fans at First Interstate Arena’s MetraPark, Jonnie Jonckowski, known as the “Billie Jean King” of bull riding for her pioneering efforts in the 1980s – was the Honorary Assistant Coach for the Austin Gamblers. Jonckowski was the first woman to compete against men on a national level for a bull riding championship and shattered barriers long before women in extreme sports were celebrated.
The Austin Gamblers are now primed to face the No. 1 Missouri Thunder in Tacoma.
One week after going 0-for-2 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Paulo Eduardo Rossetto (Colorado, Brazil) finished Round 1 in second place. The now No. 5-ranked Rossetto ended his buckoff streak by besting Dirty Honey for a season high-score of 89.15 points to earn 18 UTB points.
Claudio Montanha Jr. (Ribeirao, Brazil) who finished second last week in Sioux Falls, made the push to crack into the Top 10 after finishing fourth in the round. Montanha remained in control aboard Truax’s Bear Cat, marked 88.55 points for his 8-second effort – his eighth qualified ride in the last nine attempts. He took home 16 UTB points and improved to No. 10.
Two-time PBR world champion and 2016 Billings event winner Jess Lockwood (Volborg, Montana) went the distance aboard Gene’s Best for 88.45 points in front of his home state crowd.
Lockwood entered the weekend ranked No. 22 and gained 15 UTB points for his fifth-place finish in the opening round, jumping one spot to No. 21.
No. 1 John Crimber (Decatur, Texas) bucked off Rack ‘em Willie in 3.87 seconds Friday but remains 212.5 UTB points ahead of No. 2 Sage Steele Kimzey (Strong City, Oklahoma), who rode Slim Pickens for 87.10 points to aide Austin in their win.
Action for the PBR Billings will continue with Round 2 on Saturday, April 18 at 6:45 p.m. MT, immediately followed by the Championship Round.
Event coverage from the second night in Billings is set to begin on Paramount+ at 7 p.m. MT.
This weekend’s Monster Energy Team Challenge Semifinals game will air on CBS on Sunday, April 19 at 1 p.m. ET.
Unleash The Beast – PBR Billings
First Interstate Arena at Metra Park – Billings, Montana
Event Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3-Round 4-Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Cassio Dias, 90.2-0-0-90.20-29 Points.
2. Paulo Eduardo Rossetto, 89.15-0-0-89.15-18 Points.
3. Dalton Kasel, 88.6-0-0-88.60-17 Points.
4. Claudio Montanha Jr., 88.55-0-0-88.55-16 Points.
5. Jess Lockwood, 88.45-0-0-88.45-15 Points.
6. Brady Fielder, 88.3-0-0-88.30-14 Points.
7. Marco Rizzo, 88.2-0-0-88.20-13 Points.
8. Hudson Bolton, 88-0-0-88.00-12 Points.
9. Jose Vitor Leme, 87.7-0-0-87.70-11 Points.
10. Dener Barbosa, 87.6-0-0-87.60-10 Points.
11. Eric Henrique Domingos, 87.2-0-0-87.20-9 Points.
12. Sage Steele Kimzey, 87.1-0-0-87.10-8 Points.
13. Cort McFadden, 86.9-0-0-86.90-8 Points.
14. Luciano De Castro, 86.15-0-0-86.15-8 Points.
15. Daniel Keeping, 85.45-0-0-85.45-8 Points.
16. Eduardo Aparecido, 85-0-0-85.00-8 Points.
17. Trace Redd, 84.5-0-0-84.50-8 Points.
18. Lucas Divino, 84.4-0-0-84.40-8 Points.
19. Natanael Serra Aires, 84.05-0-0-84.05-8 Points.
20. Bob Mitchell, 83.85-0-0-83.85-8 Points.
21. Julio Cesar Marques, 83.15-0-0-83.15-8 Points.
John Crimber, 0-0-0-0.00
Leandro Zampollo, 0-0-0-0.00
Alex Cerqueira, 0-0-0-0.00
Keyshawn Whitehorse, 0-0-0-0.00
Maverick Smith, 0-0-0-0.00
Kaiden Loud, 0-0-0-0.00
Koltin Hevalow, 0-0-0-0.00
Callum Miller, 0-0-0-0.00
Kaique Pacheco, 0-0-0-0.00
Kase Hitt, 0-0-0-0.00
Manoelito de Souza Junior, 0-0-0-0.00
João Ricardo Vieira, 0-0-0-0.00
Mauricio Gulla Moreira, 0-0-0-0.00
Andy Guzman, 0-0-0-0.00
Bruno Carvalho, 0-0-0-0.00
Alex Junior da Silva, 0-0-0-0.00
Mason Taylor, 0-0-0-0.00
Jadon Hayes, 0-0-0-0.00
Vinicius Pinheiro Correa, 0-0-0-0.00
Marcelo De Souza Dias Junior, 0-0-0-0.00
Macaulie Leather, 0-0-0-0.00
Bruno Roberto, 0-0-0-0.00
2026 Professional Bull Riders Unleash The Beast Standings
(Place, Rider, Events, Wins, Top 5's, Points, Total Winnings)
1. John Crimber, 17, 2, 6, 899.50, $193,100.00
2. Sage Steele Kimzey, 15, 3, 4, 687.00, $178,737.62
3. Brady Fielder, 17, 2, 4, 607.00, $151,204.17
4. Leandro Zampollo, 15, 0, 6, 595.50, $121,150.12
5. Paulo Eduardo Rossetto, 17, 1, 6, 510.00, $106,855.00
6. Dalton Kasel, 15, 2, 4, 505.50, $130,098.33
7. Alex Cerqueira, 17, 0, 3, 502.50, $87,565.00
8. Cort McFadden, 14, 0, 2, 414.00, $50,280.48
9. Clay Guiton, 8, 0, 4, 409.50, $89,715.48
10. Keyshawn Whitehorse, 16, 1, 1, 405.00, $71,991.67
10. Claudio Montanha Jr., 17, 0, 3, 405.00, $68,182.14
10. Marco Rizzo, 17, 1, 3, 405.00, $94,090.00
13. Julio Cesar Marques, 16, 0, 3, 400.00, $73,105.48
14. Cassio Dias, 17, 1, 1, 369.50, $64,240.48
15. Maverick Smith, 16, 0, 2, 367.00, $64,708.33
16. Daylon Swearingen, 12, 1, 1, 362.50, $109,300.00
17. Kaiden Loud, 16, 0, 3, 336.00, $54,613.33
18. Bob Mitchell, 14, 0, 2, 311.00, $41,731.67
19. Luciano De Castro, 15, 0, 3, 257.00, $37,952.98
20. Daniel Keeping, 16, 0, 1, 255.00, $35,475.00
21. Jess Lockwood, 7, 1, 1, 251.00, $69,325.00
22. Koltin Hevalow, 17, 0, 1, 246.50, $40,933.33
23. Andrew Alvidrez, 15, 1, 1, 229.00, $60,883.33
24. Thiago Salgado, 14, 0, 0, 224.00, $33,500.00
25. Callum Miller, 15, 0, 2, 209.00, $25,197.14
26. Felipe Furlan, 10, 0, 3, 197.00, $39,197.14
27. Kaique Pacheco, 17, 0, 1, 195.50, $18,225.00
28. Jose Vitor Leme, 11, 0, 1, 192.50, $25,350.00
29. Bruno Carvalho, 12, 0, 0, 190.50, $7,600.00
30. Alan de Souza, 15, 0, 1, 190.00, $19,650.00
31. Eduardo Aparecido, 16, 0, 1, 189.00, $31,890.00
32. Hudson Bolton, 9, 0, 1, 185.00, $38,062.50
33. Lucas Divino, 12, 0, 1, 149.00, $15,050.00
34. Kase Hitt, 14, 0, 1, 147.00, $16,132.14
35. Afonso Quintino, 15, 0, 0, 127.00, $11,307.14
36. Manoelito de Souza Junior, 12, 0, 1, 112.00, $18,000.00
37. Dener Barbosa, 3, 0, 1, 110.00, $10,000.00
38. Kade Madsen, 5, 0, 0, 106.00, $3,150.00
39. Trace Redd, 6, 0, 1, 95.00, $15,800.00
40. João Ricardo Vieira, 13, 0, 0, 92.50, $6,683.33
41. Mauricio Gulla Moreira, 17, 0, 0, 86.00, $11,100.00
42. Austin Richardson, 8, 0, 0, 80.50, $12,875.00
43. Andy Guzman, 12, 0, 0, 78.00, $11,550.00
44. Alison dos Santos, 9, 0, 0, 65.00, $5,100.00
45. Alex Junior da Silva, 5, 0, 0, 62.50, $3,775.00
Monster Energy Team Challenge
Semifinals — Billings, Montana — April 17, 2026
|
Team |
1 |
2 |
3 |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
F |
|
KC Outlaws |
84.05 |
87.20* |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
90.20 |
261.45 |
|
Austin Gamblers |
87.10 |
0 |
0 |
84.40 |
87.60* |
0 |
88.60* |
347.70 |
*Denotes a RR attempt.
^Denotes a declined RR.
OUTS
Kansas City Outlaws — Natanael Aires rode Swamp Donkey for 84.05; Eric Henrique Domingos was given a re-ride after attempting Smooth Steel; Marcelo De Souza Dias Junior bucked off Semi Sober in 2.69 seconds; Domingos rode his reride bull Skippy for 87.20; Bruno Roberto bucked off of Magic Touch in 7.83; Andy Guzman bucked off No Socks in 3.30; Koltin Hevalow bucked off Miller Time in 3.02 seconds; Cassio Dias rode Black Eyes for 90.20
Austin Gamblers — Sage Kimzey rode Slim Pickens for 87.10; Kaique Pacheco bucked off of Irish Car Bomb in 5.47 seconds; Callum Miller bucked off Koopatroopa in 4.51 seconds; Lucas Divino rode Sergeant Stubby for 84.40; Dener Barbosa bucked off King Cobra in 4.04 seconds but after review was given a reride; Vinicius Pinheiro Corrrea bucked off Heavens Hitman in 2.56 seconds; Barbosa rode Sucker Pop for 87.60; Dalton Kasel was awarded a reride after review found interference in his attempt on Noslaw Extrasauce; Kasel rode Tijuana Two-Step for 88.60
Kansas City Outlaws 3-for-7 (261.45 points)
Austin Gamblers 4-for-7 (347.70 points)
High Score: Cassio Dias 90.20 points on Black Eyes
Photo courtesy of Bull Stock Media