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.