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Steer Wrestler Scott Guenthner from Provost, AB is going to Championship Sunday. Lorraine Hjalte Photography
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9 days of the Greatest Outdoor Show on Earth are over with just one all-important day left. Championship Sunday.

All seven winners on Championship Sunday at the Calgary Stampede will ride away with a belt buckle, the title, bragging rights and $50,000.

Pool C wrapped up Saturday afternoon under hot and muggy conditions. 

Only the top three in each pool, A and B Pools, played out earlier in the week, have qualified for Championship Sunday.

See the Alberta and Canadian highlights of Day 3 of Pool C below, followed by all the qualifiers on Championship Sunday.

Pool C - Day 3:

Saddle Bronc:

  • Dawson Hay (Wildwood, AB) - 83.00 (on a reride)(6th) - 2nd in the aggregate and is moving onto Championship Sunday
  • Logan Hay (Wildwood, AB) - 80.00 (7th) - 7th in the aggregate
  • Quienten Taylor (Nanton, AB) - 79.00 (tied for 8th) - 10th in the aggregate
  • Ben Anderson (Rocky Mountain House, AB) - 79.00 (tied for 8th) - 8th in the aggregate
  • Layton Green (Millarville, AB) - 71.50 (9th) - 9th in the aggregate

Bull Riding:

  • Dakota Buttar (Eatonia, Sask.) - 81.50 (2nd) - 2nd in the aggregate and is moving onto Championship Sunday

Tie Down Roping:

  • Beau Cooper (Stettler, AB) - NT (no time) - 10th in the aggregate

Breakaway Roping:

  • There are no Canadians in Pool C

Bareback:

  • Ethan Mazurenko (Thorhild, AB) - 80.00 (8th) - 8th in the aggregate
  • Orin Larson (Inglis, MB) - 79.00 (9th) - 7th in the aggregate

Ladies Barrel Racing:

  • There were no Canadians in Pool C

Steer Wrestling:

  • Cody Cassidy (Donalda, AB) - 5.2 seconds (4th) - 9th in the aggregate

Junior Steer Riding:

  • Curtis Rex (Donalda, AB) - 79.00 - 1st
  • Jax Torkelson (Warburg, AB) - 75.00 - 2nd
  • Tanner Loring (Riske Creek, BC) - 74.50 - 3rd
  • Cecil Baynton (Maple Creek, Sask.) - BO - 4th

And here's a list of all the Albertan and Canadian qualifiers for Championship Sunday.

Only the top three from Pools A, B, and C move on to the finals.

Steer Wrestling:

  • Scott Guenthner (Provost, AB) - 1st in Pool A

Saddle Bronc:

  • Zeke Thurston (Big Valley, AB) - 1st in Pool B
  • Dawson Hay (Wildwood, AB) - 2nd in Pool C

Tie Down Roping:

  • Kyle Lucas (Carstairs, AB) - 3rd in Pool A

Breakaway Roping:

  • Shelby Boisjoli-Meged (Langon, AB) - 1st in Pool A
  • Kendal Pierson (Wardlow, AB) - 3rd in Pool B

Bull Riding:

  • Grady Young (Leader, Sask.) - 1st in Pool B
  • Dakota Buttar (Eatonia, Sask.) - 2nd in Pool C

Ladies Barrel Racing:

  • There are no Canadians in the finals

Bareback:

  • There are no Canadians in the finals

The winner in each of the seven events will take home a cheque for $50,000, a belt buckle and their place in history.