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P.A. bull rider moves up in world rankings

Aug 21, 2018 | 7:29 AM

Prince Albert’s Tanner Byrne has cracked the top 20 for the Professional Bull Riders’ (PBR) world rankings.

Byrne made the jump from 23rd to 19th, after a sixth-place finish last weekend at the PBR’s fourth and final major event of the season in Nashville.

Friday night, the 26-year-old advanced through the opening two rounds on buck-off time. He began the night lasting 6.95 seconds on a bull named Baby Boy to eliminate Matt Triplett, who made it just 3.86 seconds on his bull.  Later that evening, Byrne rode I Always Stand for 4.13 seconds, knocking out Brazillian bull rider Eduardo Aparecido, who was 3.51 seconds on Wicked Stick.

Byrne returned with a vengeance on Saturday, covering Lightning Before Thunder for 87 points, and eliminating two-time PBR World Champion J.B. Mauney, who was bested in 4.74 seconds by Big Black.

Byrne’s run through Bracket B came to an end when his 2.32-second effort aboard White Dynomite wasn’t enough against Claudio Montanha Jr.’s 4.02 seconds on Acting Crazy. Then in the Second-Chance Bracket, Byrne’s chances of becoming the first Canadian to win a Major came to a halt when Ramon de Lima’s  82.5-point trip on Fire & Smoke eliminated him after he bucked off Talking Smack in 1.78 seconds.

For his efforts last weekend, Byrne collected a check for $4,300 and 155 world points. Byrne now trails No.1 Kaique Pacheco by 2022.5 points.

 

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