Find out what it is, who is entered, where to watch, and more.

The Women’s Rodeo World Championship is the largest annual purse for a women’s rodeo event and will pay out $750,000 in 2022 while crowning World Champions. WRWC is a culmination of a year-long race of women’s rodeo events worldwide.

WHO?

These are the breakaway ropers who will be competing in the Showdown Round on Wednesday, May 18.

  1. Britta Strain
  2. Hope Thompson – BreakawayRoping.com coach
  3. Martha Angelone
  4. Taylor Hanchey
  5. Carlee Potter
  6. Rylee George
  7. Jenna Dallyn
  8. Linsei Harvey
  9. Rylie Edens
  10. Josie Conner – BreakawayRoping.com coach

Athletes qualify for the WRWC by earning points and leaderboard positions using the VRQ (Virtual Rodeo Qualifier).

Athletes ranked in the top 20 of their respective leaderboards and any athlete with a Qualifier Series generic qualification and the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo Qualifiers are eligible to enter the event.

WHEN?

May 16-18, 2022

May 16
DisciplinesRound
Barrel RacingQualifying Round
Breakaway RopingQualifying Round 1
Team RopingQualifying Round 1
May 17
DisciplinesRound
Breakaway RopingQualifying Round 2
Team RopingQualifying Round 2
All DisciplinesSemi-Final Round
May 18
All DisciplinesShowdown Round
All DisciplinesTriple Crown of Rodeo Round

WHERE?

The Cowtown Coliseum in the historic Fort Worth Stockyards in Fort Worth, Texas.

WHAT’S THE PAYOUT?

The event will award a $750,000 guaranteed payout with equal money in all four disciplines. 

The event payout includes the following bonus payouts:

  • World Champion – $5,000 bonus per discipline per leaderboard 
  • All-Around Champion – $20,000 based on total cumulative discipline points from combined leaderboards 
  • Event Champion – $60,000 per discipline 

HOW IS A WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE AND ALL-AROUND TITLE EARNED?

World Championship titles will be crowned in all disciplines (heading, heeling, breakaway roping, barrel racing) from the cumulative points standings in both the Pro Leaderboard and the Challenger Leaderboard. The All-Around World Championship will be awarded based on total cumulative points earned from the combined Pro and Challenger leaderboards. Athletes will also be competing for the event champion title based on the three-day event results.

Each event Champion will walk away with $60,000 while the All-Around World Champion will earn a $20,000 cash bonus. WRWC will also award each World Champion a $5,000 bonus per discipline per leaderboard along with a Jessie Jaymes Silversmith world champion buckle.

HOW TO WATCH

Catch all the action from the 2022 Women’s Rodeo World Championship on RidePass on Pluto TV, May 16-17. The final round will be broadcast on CBS Television Network on Wednesday, May 18 at 7:30 P.M. CT.


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