
John Crimber sweeps Championship Sunday, wins 2026 PBR title
John Crimber, 20, of Decatur, Texas, clinched the PBR World Championship at Dickies Arena in Fort Worth after sweeping Championship Sunday. He posted a 91.35-point ride on What’s Poppin in a must-ride spot in Round 8 to reach the championship short round, then clinched the world title with a session-topping 92.90-point ride on Tigger in Round 9. Crimber finished Championship Sunday with two round wins and two rides of 90 points or more, overcoming a 0-for-5 start in Fort Worth.
He finished the season 32-for-58 (55.17% ride rate) and earned $1,377,907, which included a $1,000,000 champion’s bonus. Crimber led the tour with eight round wins and two event victories and closed the year 187.83 points ahead of No. 2 Brady Fielder. Fielder finished fourth at the World Finals and was unable to close the gap.
Round 7 at Dickies Arena set the stage for Championship Sunday. Hudson Bolton of Milan, Tennessee led the event aggregate at 618.85 after riding Vindicated for an 86.65 and going a perfect 7-for-7 in the round. Bolton extended his streak to 14 straight qualified rides, earned 26 Unleash The Beast (UTB) points heading into Championship Sunday and set a PBR record for the best start to a World Finals career at 13-for-15. Crimber scored 84.95 on Icky Thump in Round 7 and still led the gold-buckle standings by 128.83 points over Brady Fielder after that round. Michael Lane won Round 7 with an 89.50 on Let’s Roll, and 2022 champion Daylon Swearingen moved into the Top 3 after an 86.60 ride; he was helped off and taken to sports medicine after getting tied up on his dismount.
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