PBR brings Teams Championship, Challenger Series Championship back to Las Vegas

For the fifth year in a row, Professional Bull Riders has returned to Las Vegas, hosting the PBR Teams Championship and PBR Ram Challenger Series Championship from Friday through Sunday.

The Challenger Series Championship opened Wednesday and continues through Thursday night at South Point Arena, where riders will begin competition at 7 p.m. The focus then shifts to T-Mobile Arena for the Teams Championship over the weekend.

All 10 teams will compete in the league’s five-on-five format, with five riders from each team competing in head-to-head matchups. The team earning the highest combined score from qualified rides wins each matchup.

The Teams Championship opens Friday at 7:45 p.m., followed by Saturday’s competition at 4:45 p.m. Sunday’s final is scheduled for 2:30 p.m., when the league’s fifth-ever champion will be crowned.

The Missouri Thunder, coached by Ross Coleman, clinched the regular-season title Oct. 17 after finishing 24-11 and compiled 7,389.10 points over the five-month season. The Thunder became the first team to secure a top-three seed and a first-round bye in the tournament.

The Austin Gamblers finished second at 22-13, followed by the Nashville Stampede at 19-16, with the Carolina Cowboys (19-16) and Texas Rattlers (17-18) rounding out the top five.

Since its inception in 2022, the PBR Teams Championship has been held at T-Mobile Arena. The Carolina Cowboys defeated the Missouri Thunder and won the 2025 title.

Single-day and multi-day passes for the PBR Teams Championship at T-Mobile Arena are available online through AXS, starting at $50.

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