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2022 King of the North Showdown Events for $100,000 Bonus

Tickets on sale now for 12 events which are now part of new PBR Challenger Series spanning four states across the Northern Plains, June-Sept.

 

BISMARCK, N.D.– As the top bull riders in the world prepare for the 2022 summer run of events across the country, the infamous King of the North Showdown series is back and boasting 12 events spanning fan-favorite venues and cities in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Montana.  

 

King of the North Showdown is now part of the soon-to-launch PBR Challenger Series, which consists of more than 60 events traveling to 27 states across the United States, in conjunction with the soon-to-launch PBR Team Series – an eight-team league competing in five-on-five bull riding games July to November 2022.  

 

Bull riding fans will be on the edge of their seats as top competitors in the sport put it all on the line to gain crucial points available at the events toward the coveted “King of the North” title and $100,000 bonus paycheck which goes to the rider with the top aggregate score throughout the 12 events. The rider finishing in second place as the series rolls to a close will win a brand-new Capri Camper. 

 

Running June 3 through late September, the King of the North Showdown series will conclude in Minot, North Dakota at the Minot Y’s Men PBR at the Minot Municipal Auditorium Sept. 23-24. 

 

“Our fans look forward to these summer events all year,” said 11-time PBR Stock Contractor of the Year Chad Berger. “Being able to bring the best bull riders, from world champions to rising young talent, together for these 12 events that is now a crucial part of the PBR Challenger Series is a special treat and one we hope to continue for many years. The King of the North Showdown events will allow riders to earn bonus money and prizes in addition to the PBR points they are chasing in the Challenger Series.” 

 

The 2022 King of the North Showdown schedule is as follows:

 

Date                                   City                                                 Venue_____________________

June 3                                Kalispell, MT                                  Flathead County Fairgrounds

June 4                                Great Falls, MT                               Montana State Expo Park

June 10-11                         Deadwood, SD                                Deadwood Event Complex

June 17-18                       Bismarck, ND                                   Bismarck Event Center

June 24, 25                        Belcourt, ND                                    Sky Dancer Casino

June 25                              Binford, ND                                     Binford Rodeo Grounds

July 15-16                         Thief River Falls, MN                      Pennington County Fairgrounds

July 21-23                         Big Sky, MT                                     Big Sky Arena   

July 29-30                         St.  Michaels, ND                             Spirit Lake Casino & Hotel                            

August 27                          Eureka, MT                                      Lincoln County Fairgrounds

September 2-3                  Dickinson, ND                                 Stark County Fairgrounds

September 23-24              Minot, ND                                       Minot Municipal Auditorium 

             

Tickets for the King of the North Showdown events range in price from $25 to $75 and can be purchased through the venues where each event is being hosted. 

 

“We are excited to host the King of the North Showdown this summer,” said event producer Adam Libby. “The fan and community support that we see year-after-year means so much to all of us. Some of the cities on the schedule have hosted events for more than 20 years, which showcases their incredible commitment and passion for this amazing sport and the athletes and team behind it.”

 

For complete information about the King of the North Showdown schedule, tickets and more, please visit online at chadbergerbuckingbulls.com or by following along on Facebook or Instagram.

 

With events sanctioned as part of the new PBR Challenger Series, the King of the North Showdown will serve as a proving ground in providing additional competitive opportunities for bull riders who are both affiliated and unaffiliated with a PBR Team Series Team.

 

Each PBR Team Series Team will hold three entry positions for each Challenger Series event throughout the season – with 24 total positions held for Teams at each event – for which Teams may designate protected roster or practice roster riders to compete. In addition, affiliated Team riders who are not designated by their team to compete may enter PBR Challenger Series events, along with unaffiliated PBR riders.

 

At the conclusion of the PBR Challenger Series regular season, the Top 40 riders in the Series standings will qualify for the Challenger Championship, which will be held on November 3, 2022, in Las Vegas at South Point Hotel, Casino & Spa in conjunction with the PBR Team Finals at T-Mobile Arena (November 4-6). A select number of top-finishing riders in the final Challenger Series standings will earn spots in 2023 Unleash The Beast season events.

 

About Chad Berger Bucking Bulls: 

Although Chad Berger Bucking Bulls of Mandan, North Dakota was established in 2003, the passionate family story goes back to the 1960’s when Chad’s father Joe, a well-known stock contractor began buying bulls for Chad and his brother Fred to ride. By 1970, Joe had acquired enough livestock to start supplying smaller events and the business took off from there. In 2003, with the support of his entire family, Chad started his own company - Chad Berger Bucking Bulls. The company has been a family affair from the start with everyone including Chad’s wife Sarah and three children (Lacey, John and Sadie) all playing important roles in the overall success. Earning the most prestigious award of PBR Stock Contractor of the Year for the very first time in 2007, the Berger family now holds the record for receiving the award 11 times over the years. For more information on events and more, please visit chadbergerbuckingbulls.com or follow along on Facebook or Instagram. 

 

About Libby Productions: 

Well-known throughout the western sports industry, Adam Libby began producing events in 2016. A true family- affair, Libby Productions specializes in producing rodeo, bull riding and bull fighting events across the greater Northwest and beyond. The long-time Deadwood PBR, hosted in historic downtown Deadwood, South Dakota is one of the hallmark events created and produced annually by Libby Productions. For more information on the exhilarating, action-packed events that Libby Productions is working on, follow along on Facebook. 

 

About PBR (Professional Bull Riders):

PBR is the world’s premier bull riding organization. More than 500 bull riders compete in more than 200 events annually across the televised PBR Unleash The Beast tour (UTB), which features the top 35 bull riders in the world; the PBR Pendleton Whisky Velocity Tour (PWVT); the PBR Touring Pro Division (TPD); and the PBR’s international circuits in Australia, Brazil, Canada and Mexico. In July 2022, PBR will launch the regular season of the PBR Team Series – eight teams of the world’s best bull riders competing for a new championship, as well as the new PBR Challenger Series. The organization’s digital assets include PBR RidePass on Pluto TV, which is home to Western sports. PBR is a subsidiary of IMG, a global leader in sports, fashion, events and media. For more information, visit PBR.com, or follow on Facebook at Facebook.com/PBR, Twitter at Twitter.com/PBR, and YouTube at YouTube.com/PBR.

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