Guide to the 2026 NFR Open
NFR Open 2026 Payout
The 2026 NFR Open has a pure of $170,600 in the team roping, or $85,300 on both ends. Each long round performance and the Finals will pay, however the average will not.
Long Rounds Payout (Each of the six long round performances will pay out $7,500):
- 1st: $3,000.00
- 2nd: $2,250.00
- 3rd: $1,500.00
- 4th: $750.00
Finals Payout:
- 1st: $13,00
- 2nd: $10,000
- 3rd: $7,000
- 4th: $3,500
- 5th: $1,500
- 6th: $1,500
- 7th: $1,500
- 8th: $1,500
- 9th: $1,500
2026 NFR Open team roping results
Bracket One
Qualifiers: 1. Cole Eiguren/Breck Ward, 12.1 seconds on two head each; 2. Bubba Buckaloo/Joseph Harrison, 12.7; 3. Garrett Tonozzi/Trey Yates, 16.3.
Bracket Two
Qualifiers: 1. Clay Tryan/Ty Arnold, 10.2 seconds on two head each; 2. Kavis Drake/Denim Ross, 10.6; 3. Jake Smith/Nicky Northcott, 11.5.
Bracket three
Qualifiers: 1. Jhett Trenary/L.J. Yeahquo, 13.9 seconds on two head each; 2. Guy Howell/Logan Schliinz, 15.0; 3. Keven Daniel/Parker Carbajal, 15.5.
Finals
NFR Open 2026 team roping roster
Set 1 (Tuesday and Wednesday)
Set 2 (Thursday and Friday matinee)
Set 3 (Friday night and Saturday matinee)
All 27 qualifiers from 13 circuits plus Mexico are split into three sets and will compete in two back-to-back rounds with nine teams in each performance. The top three in the average in each set will advance to the clean-slate finals, featuring nine teams. The finals determines the national champion.
If there is a tie for first in the finals, the tiebreaker will go to the contestant with the most money won from the long rounds. If still tied, the tiebreaker goes to the contestant with the fastest time in the average coming into the finals. If still tied, then go to the fastest time in any round will win.
NFR Open 2026 schedule
- Tuesday, July 14, 7:30 p.m. — Go-Round 1 (Set 1)
- Wednesday, July 15, 7:30 p.m. — Go-Round 2 (Set 1)
- Thursday, July 16, 7:30 p.m. — Go-Round 1 (Set 2)
- Friday, July 17, 12:30 p.m. — Go-Round 2 (Set 2)
- Friday, July 17, 7:30 p.m. — Go-Round 1 (Set 3)
- Saturday, July 18, 12:30 p.m. — Go-Round 2 (Set 3)
- Saturday, July 18, 7:30 p.m. — Top 9 Finals
Who were the 2025 NFR Open team roping winners?
Dustin Egusquiza and Levi Lord teamed up to pick up one of the most significant titles and paychecks of the summer, winning the 2025 NFR Open for $15,250 a man July 12, 2025. Egusquiza and Lord capitalized on a quieter short round with a 4.8-second run to win the sudden-death finals.
Playoff Series implications
While the NFR Open will not count toward the 2026 Playoff Series standings, the winners of the NFR Open will automatically qualify to the 2026 NFR Playoff Series Finale in Puyallup, Washington, in September.
