PHOTOS: PBR World Finals underway

LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL

October 23, 2013 - 10:36 pm

Little Andy bucks off Alex Aparecido Marcilio of Sao Paulo. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Pecos Bill leaps over a fallen Emilio Resende of Santa Helena de Goias, Brazil, during the opening round of the Professional Bull Riders World Finals at the Thomas & Mack Center on Wednesday night. (Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

The Professional Bull Riders World Finals opened at the Thomas & Mack Center on Wednesday night.

Cody Nance of Paris, Tenn., posted the round’s top score of 89.00 — 0.25 points better than J.B. Mauney of Mooresville, N.C., who enters the Finals second in the world standings.

Silvano Alves of Sao Paulo, the two-time reigning world champion and points leader, scored 73.75 in the round, which was good for 13th place.

The PBR World Finals, in Las Vegas for a 20th straight year, continues through Sunday.

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