The 19-year-old scored a total of 93.00 points to beat fellow home favourite George Poole by a margin of 8.67. 

Slovakia's Richard Tury completed the podium with 83.00 points.

There was also semi-final action today in the mountain bike slopestyle pro event as Sweden's Emil Johansson, 17, topped the standings with 97.00 points.

France's Mehdi Gani came second with 93.00 points, while the United States' Nicholi Rogatkin rounded out the top three with 92.33. 

The final is scheduled for tomorrow when competition is set to continue.

The event in Montpellier is due to feature the first parkour competition under the International Gymnastics Federation's (FIG) control on Sunday (May 28).

Serving as a model for a proposed urban cluster at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and future Games, the 2017 FISE includes several other competitions, notably BMX freestyle, boulder climbing and roller skating.

Representatives from the International Olympic Committee (IOC) will be present to observe the new trends in view of Tokyo 2020.

Last month, Parkour UK accused the FIG of "encroachment and misappropriation" and called for the signing of an Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), which would "formally acknowledge the recognised sovereignty of parkour/freerunning".

The London-based organisation also threatened to take the issue to the Court of Arbitration for Sport if an MoU was not established within 60 days of a formal meeting between Parkour UK and the FIG.

Earlier this month, the Australian Parkour Association showed its support for the "encroachment and misappropriation" claims.