The jump-off was like a second round. Equestrian fans got their money's worth, whether they were in the stands at Palexpo or following the competition live on the CHIG website. It was a bit like an early Christmas present under the tree... 

The riders gave their best and kept trying to beat the best time. The Brazilian rider, Stephan De Freitas and his Olympic horse, Primavera Imperio (40.95), the German rider, Marcus Ehning and the majestic Coolio 42 (37.79) and the Italian rider, Lorenzo de Luca and Denver de Talma (34.33), who went into the jump-off in sixth place, were in the lead. For a long time it looked like it was going to be a clear-cut affair. Even the crowd favourite and reigning Olympic silver medallist from Paris, Steve Guerdat, had to accept four points for a slightly faster ride than the man in the lead at the time. It was only Martin Fuchs and Conner Jei, who started the jump-off in 15th place, who managed to reduce the time to 33.66 seconds with a spectacular ride on the last line, in which the Swiss rider took a stride less in canter before the oxer at the end of the course. It was a nail-biter right to the end, but nobody could beat this time. 

Martin Fuchs was overjoyed with his victory. He followed in the footsteps of his father and uncle, who won this prestigious competition with Dollar Girl in 1991 and Interpane Goldlights in 1994. «When I inspected the course I knew I wanted to do my best in the jump-off and take one less stride on the last line. I thought that could make all the difference. Connor is in very good form and I gave it my best shot. I really wanted to win. I love this show, the crowd, the arena and the course, which suits my horses very well. I'm always very motivated here», he said after the competition. 

Barbara Schnieper won the first competition of the day, the Prix Radio Lac des CSI 5*, with Judy Km, and Thibaut Keller won the Prix Swiss Wine Genève with Happy Girl T.