The Austin Gamblers have their sights set on their first championship in Vegas

Austin, TX – The world of bull riding and western sports is turning to Las Vegas this week.

CHAMPIONSHIP WEEK – The Austin Gamblers travel to Las Vegas for the 2024 PBR Teams Championship. The fifth-seeded Gamblers will face the sixth-seeded Missouri Thunder in the second round on Friday at T-Mobile Arena (9 p.m. CT).

UNFINISHED BUSINESS – While the Gamblers were back-to-back regular season champions in 2022 and 2023, the team is looking to capture its first postseason championship.

FEEL GOOD – Dalton Kasel is back and ready for Las Vegas. Kasel, the fourth-ranked rider in the world, has been out since September 7 after tearing his kidney.

THREE UNIQUES – Kasel joins Jose Vitor Leme and Kaique Pacheco as “Trip Aces” for the championship. Leme, the captain of the Gamblers team, finished the season ranked 4th in the MVP race. Pacheco, who won a Team Series championship with Nashville in 2022, finished the season ranked 11th in MVP voting.

USA vs. HER vs. HIM – As the Gamblers battle Missouri on Friday night at T-Mobile Arena, their opponents will also be the incredible animal athletes that will be among them. The Bulls the Gamblers will face on Friday include:

Feeds the Red River

Air Marshall

Bueno

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CHALLENGER – Prior to the Team Championship, PBR will host the finals of the Challenger Series, a summer competition that runs concurrently with the team season. Three Austin Gamblers will take part in the Challenger Finals, including Ezekiel Mitchell, Paulo Henrique da Silva and Guilherme Valleiras. The event will take place on Wednesday and Thursday at South Point Arena.

TEAM CHAMPIONSHIP SCHEDULE –

Thursday Night / Ride-in-Round – The four lowest-ranked teams in the standings will compete in a four-team game at South Point Arena, with two winning teams advancing on aggregate points to clinch the eight-team championship in the T- Set mobile arena.

#7 Nashville Stampede

#8 Oklahoma Wildcatters

#9 Arizona Ridge Riders

#10 New York Mavericks

Friday Night (9:00 p.m. CT)

Game 1 – #5 Austin Gamblers vs. #6 Missouri Thunder

Game 2 – #4 Texas Rattlers vs. highest remaining seed

Game 3 – #3 Florida Freedom vs. Lowest Remaining Seed

Game 4 – Last Chance / 3-way game for losers of games 1-3

Saturday Night (8:00 p.m. CT)

Game 5 – Remaining Seed #3 vs. Remaining Seed #4

Game 6 – #2 Carolina Cowboys vs. second lowest remaining seed

Game 7 – #1 Kansas City Outlaws vs. lowest remaining seed

Game 8 – Last Chance / 3-way game for losers of games 5-7

Championship Sunday (2:00 p.m. CT)

Game 9 – Semi-Final Game 1

Game 10 – Semifinal Game 2

Game 11 – 3rd place game

Game 12 – Championship Game

HOW TO WATCH – The new PBR+ app will broadcast the action on Wednesday and Thursday at South Point, and starting Friday, Merit Street will partner with PBR+ to broadcast the action at T-Mobile Arena. Viewers can watch on the Merit+ app or go to https://www.meritstreetmedia.com/channel-finder to find the Merit Street Media cable channel near them. *Sunday's semifinals will be broadcast live on CBS, and the third-place and championship games will be broadcast on Merit Street.