Germany's Daniel Deusser delighted the home crowd by winning the "RWE Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia" event at the World Equestrian Festival in Aachen ©Getty Images

Germany's Daniel Deusser delighted the home crowd by winning the "RWE Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia" event at the World Equestrian Festival in Aachen.

Riding Killer Queen VDM in the two-round jumping competition, the Rio 2016 Olympic team bronze medallist claimed victory in a time of 44.65sec at the event's Main Stadium.

Belgium's Olivier Philippaerts and his horse H&M Cue Channa 42 had to settle for second place in 45.79.

Third place went to Portugal's Luciana Diniz and Vertigo du Desert in 46.42.

A full list of results can be viewed by clicking here.

Earlier in the day, Sweden's Evelina Tovek came out on top in the "VBR-Prize" event.

She and horse Cortina 212 stopped the clock in the two-phase jumping competition in 32.48.

The Netherlands' Jur Vrieling and Willem Greve ranked second and third, respectively.

Vrieling, riding Dallas VDL, finished in exactly 33 seconds.

Greve, on board Faro, came home in 35.25.

A full list of results can be viewed by clicking here.

Action is due to continue tomorrow.

On Sunday (July 21), the best riders in the world will compete in the prestigious Rolex Grand Prix.

This will determine who will be the contenders for the Rolex Grand Slam of Show Jumping, which is considered the ultimate equestrian challenge.

Launched in 2013, it is the only initiative to reward the outstanding rider who wins majors consecutively, at four of the world's most historic shows.

The first of the four, the Dutch Masters, took place in March with the Spruce Meadows "Masters" in Canadian city Calgary and CHI (Concours Hippique International) Geneva in Switzerland scheduled for September and December, respectively.