Hirscher finished fourth, 0.80 seconds behind Matt, to establish an unassailable 110-point lead going into the World Cup finals in Aspen in Colorado later this month.

Norwegian Henrik Kristoffersen had been Hirscher's only rival, but he failed to qualify for the second run today.

Matt claimed his first-ever World Cup victory with a time of 1min 48.26sec, 0.30 seconds faster than Italy’s Stefano Gross who had led after the first run.

Germany’s Felix Neureuther was a further 0.16 seconds back in third.

"It's amazing, it's unbelievable when you stand out there in the finish area," Matt said.

"When you're second after the first run and then the green light is in the second run when you're in the finish, it's amazing."

Hirscher secured a sixth successive overall World Cup title by winning yesterday’s giant slalom race.

His tally of four slalom titles draws him level with Italy’s Alberto Tomba.

Only Sweden’s Ingemar Stenmark has amassed more, with eight.

There was also a women's super-G race held in the South Korean resort of Jeongseon today as Italy’s Sofia Goggia beat the United States' Lindsey Vonn to victory.

The 24-year-old secured her first win of the season in the discipline with a time of 1:20.35, edging her rival by 0.04 seconds.

"It feels amazing because super-G this year was pretty difficult to me," Goggia said.

"I never found the right balance between pushing and using tactics and today, I really tried to ski."

Slovenia’s Ilka Štuhec was 0.51 seconds behind in third, meaning the podium was a replica of that from yesterday’s downhill race.

Štuhec heads the super-G World Cup standings on 350 points with Liechtenstein’s Tina Weirather 15 back in second after finishing ninth today. 

The US's Mikaela Shiffrin leads the overall World Cup standings on 1,323 points, followed by Štuhec on 1,145.

Jeongseon is set to host competition during next year's Winter Olympic Games.