By Tiffany Williams –
At SNHU in Manchester, New Hampshire Friday night Eduardo Aparecido from Gouvelandia, Brazil and Felipe Furlan from Sales Oliviera, Brazil won the opening round of the Professional Bull Riders Unleash The Beast.
In the opening round 14 of the 40 competing riders reached the requisite 8-second whistle.
Aparecido and Furlan posted matching 86.25-point efforts to garner 23 Unleash The Beast points.
Aparecido, who rides for the Arizona Ridge Riders in the separate PBR Teams league, topped Spooky and climbed two spots, from No. 7 to No. 5. He is now within 220 points of No. 1 Cassio Dias from Sao F. de Sales, Brazil.
Furlan surged nine positions, from No. 30 to No. 21, climbing within 304.5 points of the top spot.
The Nashville Stampede’s Souza rode Gravy for 84.25 points to earn 13 Unleash The Beast points. Souza trails No. 1 Dias by 212.5 points.
Three-time PBR World Champion Silvano Alves from Pilar do Sul, Brazil was third, collecting 17 Unleash The Beast points. Alves covered Tijuana Two-Step.
Traveling to the Granite State ranked No. 19 in the world, the Nashville Stampede’s Alves rose to No. 14. He trails No. 1 Dias by 289 points.
Arizona Ridge Rider Jesse Petri from Dublin, Texas was fourth compliments of his 85.25-point ride atop Sandman. Tonight’s ride in Manchester, New Hampshire was Petri’s third of the season, and he earned 16 Unleash The Beast points, propelling him from No. 37 to No. 29 in the world.
Rounding out the Top 5 in fifth was Lucas Divino from Nova Crixas, Brazil. Divino rode Wooderson for 84.5 points to net 15 Unleash The Beast points. He rose from No. 37 to No. 30 in the world.
Round two for the 2024 PBR Manchester will conclude with the championship round on Saturday, December 16, at 6:45 p.m. EST.