After both Fredricson and Fuchs had made no mistakes, Guerdat had no room for manoeuvre and he lived up to the expectations by clearing all the hurdles in style.

"It's up to the horse to jump the fences so I really tried to focus on my riding and give him his best chance, and he responded really well," Guerdat said.

Fuchs, who also finished second in last year's World Championships, said, "If I have to be beaten, it is great if Steve wins, he is my friend and training partner."

Guerdat has joined an elite group of three-time World Cup winners that includes Germany's Meredith Michaels-Beerbaum and Marcus Ehning, Brazil's Rodrigo Pessoa and Austria's Hugo Simon, the man who won the very first title in Gothenburg in 1979.

"When I was young I used to dream of winning the World Cup, and when I finished second twice I wondered if it would ever happen. So when I won in 2017 it was very special, and to win here in Gothenburg the next year was even better," Guerdat said.

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