(CNN) Peder Fredricson saved the best for last as he clinched the first ever Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) on home soil in Stockholm.
The last rider to go in a 10-horse jump-off over fences as high as 1.60 meters, the 47-year-old delighted a sellout crowd in Sweden's capital as he narrowly beat his friend and fellow Swede Malin Baryard-Johnsson.
"I'm so, so happy, it's a great feeling, winning in front of this home crowd in Sweden," Fredricson said, after taking his second victory on the LGCT for the world's top show jumpers.
With a Swedish No. 1 and 2, the crowd of 7,000 spectators did the Mexican Wave as night fell at Stockholm's historic Olympic Stadium.
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Best images from 2019 Global Champions Tour and GCL
Prague: The season champions walk into the O2 arena ahead of the Longines Global Champions Tour Super Grand Prix at the GC Prague Playoffs.
To cap a stellar season, Briton Ben Maher (center) adds the Super Grand Prix crown to his second straight Longines Global Champions Tour title.
Maher and his impressive mount Explosion W in action in Prague.
Martin Fuchs flies high on Clooney 51.
Shanghai Swans won the Global Champions League Super Cup, the season finale for the team event.
New York: The iconic skyline of dominated the final round of the regular season which took place on Governors Island off Lower Manhattan.
Belgian Pieter Devos held a narrow lead over defending overall champion Ben Maher.
But Britain's Maher took the Grand Prix title to secure back-to-back Longines Global Champions Tour crowns.
Maher's trusty steed was the impressive Explosion W.
Saint-Tropez: Jessica Springsteen rode RMF Zecilie to her very first individual victory on the Global Champions Tour.
Springsteen, daughter of famed rocker Bruce, was a popular winner at the glamorous beach side venue on the French Riviera.
Rome: Italy's famed Carosello IV Reggimento Carabinieri a Cavallo put on a display for the Global Champions Tour spectators in Rome.
Britain's Ben Maher, the defending overall champion, clinched the Rome Grand Prix to climb to the top of the season standings.
Valkenswaard: Maikel van der Vleuten and Dana Blue on the way to victory in Valkenswaard.
The Tops International Arena, in the Netherlands, is a wonderful venue to host the Valkenswaard leg of the tour.
London: Winless all season, defending overall LGCT champion Ben Maher hits back with a bang on Explosion W on home soil.
Shane Sweetnam goes airborne on Alejandro at the Royal Hospital Chelsea.
Berlin: Dani G. Waldman and Lizziemary triumphed in Berlin.
Germany's Ludger Beerbaum and Cool Feeling missed out by just 0.35 seconds.
Chantilly: Darragh Kenny rode to victory on Balou du Reventon in front of the spectacular Chateau de Chantilly north of Paris.
Ben Maher and Explosion W in action at Chantilly.
Paris: The Eiffel Tower and the Champ de Mars provided a stunning setting for round 11 of the Longines Global Champions Tour.
New dad Christian Ahlmann jumped to his fifth victory on the global circuit.
Monaco: The glitzy riviera resort of Monaco held the 10th and halfway stop of the Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League.
Dutchman Maikel van der Vleuten riding Beauville Z dazzled under the floodlights in the principality.
Dutchman Maikel van der Vleuten won the Monaco leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour riding Beauville Z.
Cascais: Switzerland's Martin Fuchs clinched double victory by winning both the Longines Global Champions Tour event and partnering Ben Maher to triumph in the Global Champions League for London Knights on the Portuguese coast.
Britain's Maher, the defending LGCT overall champion, rode his Explosion W to second in the individual Grand Prix in Cascais.
Stockholm: Peder Fredricson celebrates after winning the inaugural LGCT in the Olympic Stadium in Stockholm.
The Swedish capital welcomed the Global Champions Tour for the first time in June 2019.
Cannes: The "City of Stars" on the French Riviera hosted round seven of the Longines Global Champions Tour and Global Champions League.
Belgium's Niels Bruynseels riding Gancia de Muze edged British Olympic gold medalist Scott Brash to win his first LGCT Grand Prix event.
Hamburg: Home favorite Daniel Deusser rode Jasmien v. Bisschop to victory in the Hamburg leg of the Longines Global Champions Tour.
Spectators enjoyed lavish hospitality in the German city as the world's best show jumpers competed just yards from their seats.
Madrid: Fuchs rode Chaplin to victory in the Longines Global Champions Tour Grand Prix, as well as partnering Maher to win the Global Champions League title for the London Knights.
Madrid: Van der Vleuten on Dana Blue finished a narrow second behind Fuchs in the Spanish capital.
Shanghai: Danielle Goldstein rode Lizziemary to the Longines Global Champions Tour title in Shanghai in early May.
Israel's Goldstein beat Irishman Darragh Kenny on Balou du Reventon by just 0.08 seconds in the jump-off.
Miami Beach: The spectacular waterside setting provided a picture-perfect backdrop for the Miami Beach event. Pictured: Georgina Bloomberg riding Chameur 137.
Belgium's Pieter Devos and his 11-year-old Claire Z triumphed in an eight-rider jump-off for his first GCT win since 2014.
Devos beat Harrie Smolders and Don VHP Z by 0.04 seconds in a nail-biting finish.
Mexico City: Jerome Guery and Quel Homme de Hus celebrated their first LGCT victory in Mexico.
Guery's stallion was given to him by his best friend two months before the event but they gelled to win a 12-horse jump-off.
The Campo Marte venue, at more than 2,000 feet above sea level, hosted the equestrian events at the 1968 Olympic Games.
Doha: France's Julien Epaillard and Usual Suspect d'Auge raced to victory in the jump-off in the season opener in Doha.
The event was held at the state-of-the-art Al Shaqab Equestrian Facility in Doha.
Britain's Maher came into the 2019 season as overall LGCT defending champion.
Jump-off
The first rider to go in the jump-off, Belgian's Jos Verlooy and Caracas, set the pace as they produced a clear round in 36.82 seconds on a short and twisty course.
Second to go, fellow Belgian Leopold van Asten and VDL Groep Miss Untouchable, were just a touch slower, finishing clear in 37.33 seconds.
Five more riders came and went, but no one came close to the two Belgians until 2018 Valkenswaard winner Frank Schuttert. As the eighth rider in the jump-off, the young Dutchman and Lyonel D looked like they were on the way to another shock victory as they charged to the last fence, only to finish just behind Verlooy, at 0.08 seconds back.
Could the last two remaining riders, Baryard-Johnsson and Fredricson, bring home the trophy for the first time?
The crowd erupted as Baryard-Johnsson and H&M Indiana set off at a fast pace, taking the lead in a time of 35.36 seconds, 1.46 seconds ahead of Verlooy, who looked crestfallen in the warmup area.
"It took a long time to beat me," said Verlooy. "I'm very happy, I don't think it's a shame to behind these two," added the Belgian, who would finish in third place.
Peder Fredricson clinched the first ever Longines Global Champions Tour (LGCT) on home soil.
"Jos had a perfect jump-off," said Baryard-Johnsson. "Unfortunately, perfect doesn't always win, because you have to be a little bit crazy and do something really, really risky."
Fredricson wasn't sure if he was going to be able to beat his fellow Swede.
"She was really fast," Fredricson said about Baryard-Johnsson. "I saw her just before I went in, and I thought 'it's going to be really difficult to beat.'"
The final rider to go, Fredricson and H&M All In, were 0.65 seconds ahead of Baryard-Johnsson at the halfway point and they extended their lead to 1.41 seconds as they finished in a winning time of 33.95 seconds.
Head-to-head pictures later showed Fredricson took one less stride in the combination.
"Today was just my day," said Fredricson, the reigning European Champion, who has now qualified for the season-ending GC Prague Playoffs November 21-24, which will see all individual LGCT winners compete against each other in the season finale.
After eight of 19 legs, Germany's Daniel Deusser remains the overall leader with 190 points, followed by Belgium's Pieter Devos with 178 points, while Fredricson moves up to third place with 160 points.
Global Champions League
The London Knights booked their second win of the season as they won the two-day Global Champions League (GCL) team event ahead of Berlin Eagles and Madrid in Motion over a course set by Uliano Vezzani.
With just one time fault carried from the first round on Friday, both Under-25 rider Emily Moffitt with Winning Good and the experienced Ben Maher with Concona of the Knights kept a clean sheet on Saturday to seal the victory.
"The first day is very important, and I knew the time fault could determine our fate," Maher said, who produced two clear rounds.
"But after seeing the course I thought a double clear [today] could keep us in the running. It's a difficult ring to ride in, and a new venue but it's now definitely one of my favorites so far."
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Moffitt added: "It's my first team on Winny [Winning Good] so I'm very excited about it. [After the time fault yesterday] I just put it out of my mind, and rode like it didn't happen and it paid off."
There was disappointment once more for New York Empire, who were unable to hang on to their fourth pole position of the season after the first day despite making two horse changes overnight.
Riding first on Saturday, Israel's Daniel Bluman and his 10-year-old bay gelding Entano were unable to hang on to the lead as they had 12 faults. Scott Brash, a former Olympian champion from Britain, and Hello Mr President delivered once more with clean round, which meant New York Empire eventually finished in sixth place.
The Shanghai Swans, who finished seventh in Stockholm, remain the overall GCL leaders with 160 points, followed by Miami Celtics with 148 points and Madrid in Motion with 145 points.
The next stop on the Global Champions Tour is in Cascais, Portugal on 22 June.