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The PBR Global Cup consisted of teams from five countries including Australia, Brazil, Canada, Mexico, and the United States.
The contest was a series that continued until one country held all five pieces of the Global Cup, which included the horn and the native soil of each nation.
Making modern sports history, the Wolves team was announced to be composed exclusively of Native American bull riders.
[2] At stake for the home team was their piece of the five-part Global Cup trophy which was a horn and their national soil.
The home team had to win the event to successfully keep their trophy piece and native soil.
Each country's bull horn piece of the trophy also included a vessel that held its native soil.
At each event's opening ceremonies, was a presentation where all shared in viewing the host's riders depositing their dirt into their trophy piece.
For first place they earned the top prize money of $400,000 and, of course, the Canadian horn piece of the Global Cup Trophy.
[6] In 2017, the inaugural event was hosted from November 9 through 11 at Rogers Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.
Team USA consisted of 2016 PBR World Champion Cooper Davis, Derek Kolbaba, Brennon Eldred, Cole Melancon, Stormy Wing, 2009 PBR Rookie of the Year Cody Nance, 2012 PRCA Champion Bull Rider Cody Teel and was coached by two-time PBR World Champion Justin McBride.
[7] Source: [8] In 2018, the next event was hosted in the Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, from June 9 though 10.
Those competitors were based on the final 2017 world standings for the series that started in Canada the previous November.
Australia's additional 11 bull riders were chosen by 1998 PBR World Champion Troy Dunn, their coach.
[3] Source:[12] [13] [14] The third leg of the PBR Global Cup took place on February 9 and 10, 2019 at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, United States.
[13] For this event, the United States was split into two teams: the Eagles and the Wolves (an all-Native American squad).