By: Kacie Albert
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. – In front of an electric Friday night crowd in the Palmetto State, Marco Eguchi (Poa, Brazil) rode supreme, winning Round 1 of the PBR (Professional Bull Riders) Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour’s CURT PBR in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Eguchi was one of 17 riders to convert during Round 1, as PBR’s top competitors covered 45.94% of their animal athlete opponents.
For Eguchi, he went head-to-head with F-Bomb (Dustin Denning Bucking Bulls/Burnt Chimney Bucking Bulls) in Round 1. Nodding with confidence, Eguchi burst from the chute, making the 8 with ease for an unrivaled 88 points.
In addition to surging to the event lead, Eguchi also garnered 28 Velocity Global points.
The veteran will look to remain atop the leaderboard in Round 2 when he takes on Beau Bear (Twisted Horns Cattle Co./Bear).
Grayson Cole (New Ringgold, Pennsylvania), who rides for the Florida Freedom in the separate PBR Teams league, was second, netting 18 Velocity Global points.
Cole rode to the silver finish in the opening round compliments of an 87-point effort atop Flashbang (GN Livestock & Bucking Bulls/Lucas Manning Bucking Bulls).
Cut The Deck (Barrett/Barnes PRCA Rodeo) awaits Cole in Round 2.
Dustin Herman (Dudley Shoals, North Carolina), Jake Morinec (Mokena, Illinois) and Paulo Ferreira Lima (Bezerros, Brazil) tied for third, each earning 16 Velocity Global points for their matching 85.5-point rides.
Herman conquered Hells Bells (Blue Ridge Bucking Bulls/Triple T), Morinec made the whistle atop Crossover (Shuler Bucking Bulls), and Lima topped Riser (Topline Steel Buildings/Barrett).
In Round 2, each rider in the trio will look to improve to a perfect 2-for-2 when Herman climbs aboard Dang, Dang (Burkham Contracting Inc.), Morinec takes on Perch Trap (TC Bucking Bulls), and Lima goes to work against Yellowstone (5S Ranch).
Action for CURT PBR North Charleston will conclude with Round 2 and the championship round on Saturday, Feb. 3. Action gets underway at 7 p.m. EST.
PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity TourCURT PBR North CharlestonNorth Charleston Coliseum – North Charleston, South CarolinaEvent Leaders (Round 1-Round 2-Round 3- Event Aggregate-Event Points)
1. Marco Eguchi, 88-0-0-88.00-28 Points.2. Grayson Cole, 87-0-0-87.00-18 Points.3. Dustin Herman, 85.5-0-0-85.50-16 Points.(tie). Jake Morinec, 85.5-0-0-85.50-16 Points.(tie). Paulo Ferreira Lima, 85.5-0-0-85.50-16 Points.6. Ramon de Lima, 85-0-0-85.00-14 Points.7. Andy Bohl, 84.5-0-0-84.50-13 Points.8. Garrett Jones, 83.5-0-0-83.50-12 Points.9. Justin Ethridge, 83-0-0-83.00-11 Points.10. Dylan Smith, 82-0-0-82.00-10 Points.11. Zane Cook, 81-0-0-81.00-8.33 Points.(tie). João Paulo Fernandes, 81-0-0-81.00-8.33 Points.(tie). Leandro Zampollo, 81-0-0-81.00-8.33 Points.14. Marcelo Procopio Pereira, 77.5-0-0-77.5015. Lucas Divino, 73-0-0-73.0016. Marcos Gloria, 70.5-0-0-70.5017. Warlei de Oliveira da Silva, 69-0-0-69.00Cody McCandless, 0-0-0-0.00Michael Lane, 0-0-0-0.00Jean Fernandes Pereira, 0-0-0-0.00Brandon Chambers, 0-0-0-0.00Thor Hoefer II, 0-0-0-0.00Matt Allgood, 0-0-0-0.00Max Castro, 0-0-0-0.00Keith Hall, 0-0-0-0.00Claudio Montanha Jr., 0-0-0-0.00Dakota Louis, 0-0-0-0.00Jason Landing, 0-0-0-0.00Bryan Titman, 0-0-0-0.00Dakota Warnken, 0-0-0-0.00Brandon McDowell, 0-0-0-0.00Dustin Martinez, 0-0-0-0.00Anthony Lyons, 0-0-0-0.00Eduardo de Oliveira, 0-0-0-0.00Alex Jenks, 0-0-0-0.00Jake Goodson, 0-0-0-0.00Dener Barbosa, 0-0-0-0.00Perry Schrock, 0-0-0-0.00Alex Junior da Silva, 0-0-0-0.00Jeferson Silva, 0-0-0-0.00
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