There are only two rounds to go from Las Vegas as Round 9 kicks off at 8:45 PM ET/5:45 PM PT on The Cowboy Channel and Cowboy Channel+.
BAREBACK RIDING
Tanner Aus will go toe-to-toe with Painted Smoke, the horse that Leighton Berry won Round 4 on, while Jess Pope will climb on Blessed Assurance to continue his race for a fourth Average title.
| Jacob Lees | Gronk |
| Dean Thompson | Damaged Goods |
| Leighton Berry | R. Watson William Wallace |
| Orin Larsen | Hot Mocha |
| Richmond Champion | Star Witness |
| Cole Reiner | Cat Nap |
| Mason Clements | Wild Night |
| Tanner Aus | Painted Smoke |
| Jayco Roper | Sozo |
| Tim O’Connell | Square Bale |
| Kade Sonnier | Fresno |
| Rocker Steiner | Land Of Fancy |
| Jess Pope | Blessed Assurance |
| Clayton Biglow | Rip |
| Keenan Hayes | Vegas Confused |
STEER WRESTLING
Round 8 winner Bridger Anderson kicks things off Friday night in the bulldogging, but the crucial stretch comes near the bottom of the order - Tyler Waguespack, Jesse Brown and Dalton Massey.
| Bridger Anderson |
| Nick Guy |
| Stan Branco |
| Stephen Culling |
| Jacob Talley |
| Cody Devers |
| JD Struxness |
| Dirk Tavenner |
| Dakota Eldridge |
| Will Lummus |
| Ty Erickson |
| Tyler Waguespack |
| Jesse Brown |
| Dalton Massey |
| Don Payne |
TEAM ROPING
Tyler Wade/Wesley Thorp look to continue their run for a Gold Buckle after tying the World Record with a 3.3-second run. Andrew Ward/Buddy Hawkins are the current Projected World Champions with Wade/Thorp both sitting second.
| Jake Clay | Tyler Worley |
| Marcus Theriot | Cole Curry |
| Clay Smith | Paden Bray |
| Clint Summers | Jake Long |
| Andrew Ward | Buddy Hawkins |
| Tanner Tomlinson | Patrick Smith |
| Erich Rogers | Paul Eaves |
| Rhen Richard | Jeremy Buhler |
| Coleman Proctor | Logan Medlin |
| Dustin Egusquiza | Levi Lord |
| Nelson Wyatt | Jonathon Torres |
| Derrick Begay | Colter Todd |
| Kaleb Driggers | Junior Nogueira |
| Tyler Wades | Wesley Thorp |
| Luke Brown | Hunter Koch |
SADDLE BRONC RIDING
Brody Cress has climbed to No. 2 in the Average and his Round 9 matchup is a rematch with Pete Carr Pro Rodeo’s Toma Jo, a horse he has found the pay window on before.
| Layton Green | Artic Plum |
| Brody Cress | Resistol’s Toma Jo |
| Chase Brooks | Lil Sugar |
| Ryder Sanford | Gucci Equine’s Foul Motion |
| Ben Andersen | Hammer Stone |
| Dawson Hay | Miss Ellie |
| Damian Brennan | Robin Hood |
| Wyatt Casper | Awesome Sauce |
| Lefty Holman | Cash Deal |
| Tanner Butner | Brutus |
| Ryder Wright | Elvira |
| Kade Bruno | Clody Skies |
| Sage Newman | Big Bay |
| Zeke Thurston | Zaka Kibitz |
| Stetson Wright | - |
TIE-DOWN ROPING
Just like in the bulldogging, the Round 8 winner leads us off. Hunter Herrin will be the first roper out.
| Hunter Herrin |
| John Douch |
| Brush Minton |
| Beau Cooper |
| Blane Cox |
| Kincade Henry |
| Cory Solomon |
| Caleb Smidt |
| Westyn Hughes |
| Ty Harris |
| Shane Hanchey |
| Haven Meged |
| Shad Mayfield |
| Riley Webb |
| Tuf Cooper |
BARREL RACING
World No. 1 Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi is at the bottom of the ground while 2021 World Champion Jordon Briggs will look to make it another fast horse race like Thursday night.
| Jordon Briggs |
| Emily Beisel |
| Tacyie Matthews |
| Lisa Lockhart |
| Kassie Mowry |
| Wenda Johnson |
| Jessica Routier |
| Summer Kosel |
| Ilyssa Riley |
| Sissy Winn |
| Stevi Hillman |
| Hailey Kinsel |
| Sue Smith |
| Paige Jones |
| Brittany Pozzi Tonozzi |
BULL RIDING
Ky Hamilton matches up with a Generations Pro Rodeo bull for the first time tonight while Jordan Hansen will be looking for a third Go-Round check on a bull that was only covered once this season.
| Creek Young | Mr. Wilson’s GR Trailer |
| Cody Teel | Night Show |
| Jordan Hansen | Grey Eagle |
| Tristen Hutchings | Ground Assault |
| Cullen Telfer | Fred |
| T Parker | Flight Child |
| Jeff Askey | Belly Dump |
| Hayes Weight | Vitalix Bio-K Anthrax |
| Jared Parsonage | Bill Fick Silent Hello |
| Trey Holston | Train Station |
| Tre Kimzey | Lapua |
| Sage Kimzey | Big Bank |
| Josh Frost | Ice Trey |
| Ky Hamilton | Speed Test |
| Stetson Wright | - |
