The World Series of Team Roping (WSTR) is the largest competitive team roping event in the world, held annually in Las Vegas during the same week as the National Finals Rodeo in December. The WSTR draws thousands of header-heeler teams from across the United States and internationally to compete for what has grown into the largest prize pool in amateur and semi-professional team roping — with total payouts reaching into the millions of dollars across multiple divisions.
Qualification for the WSTR Las Vegas finals runs throughout the year at WSTR-affiliated events and qualifier ropings held across the country. Competitors earn points and berths by placing at WSTR-sanctioned events, with the qualifier structure creating a season-long competitive framework that keeps serious ropers engaged from January through November. The WSTR also allows direct entry at the Las Vegas event for competitors willing to pay the full event entry fee, making the finals accessible even to ropers who did not compete heavily on the qualifier circuit.
Divisions at the WSTR span from the #10 through the open, with each division structured to ensure competitive balance among teams of similar combined number classifications. The open division draws some of the strongest non-PRCA competitors in the world, with times approaching NFR-level performance. Lower number divisions offer meaningful competition and significant prize money for ropers at every level of the sport.
The WSTR experience extends beyond the competition itself — Las Vegas during NFR week is the annual gathering of the roping world, with thousands of competitors, horse traders, equipment vendors, and western lifestyle enthusiasts converging on the same city simultaneously. TeamRoping.ai tracks WSTR qualifier events throughout the competitive year.
View All Team Roping Events | Browse Arenas | About Team Roping Jackpots