Carrying the nickname "Mister Perfect", which he earned in 2015 in Nimes by shooting a faultless 600, Schloesser lost his first round match in this event last year which caused him to become depressed and develop a "terrible fear for finals".

Schloesser, the top ranked man competing with the non-Olympic bow in the Danish city, managed to put his fears aside to claim victory today.

Against Cilliers, the Dutchman shot probably one of his best final matches which included three consecutive perfect scores of 30 - nine 10s in a row - and he only landed one arrow, a seven, out of the gold.

"I’m feeling good," said a delighted Schloesser.

"I made a lot of really good steps, but I'm still not there because my last arrow today was still a bit rusty, but I’m getting better and better.

"I’m pretty sure I will have everything under control next time."

Cilliers' silver medal gave South Africa its first ever podium finish at an Archery World Cup final.

Seven-time finalist Reo Wilde, from the United States, won bronze as he beat World Cup debutante Domagoj Buden of Croatia 145-143 to take the last spot on the podium.

In the women's individual compound competition, Italy's Marcella Tonioli beat the tournament's number one seed and home favourite Sarah Sonnichsen in a dramatic shoot-off.

The Italian archer has more than a dozen World Cup medals to her name and was mixed team world champion in both 2011 and 2013.

Both archers seemed tense and in a tight fifth end both matched each other point for point with Tonioli one point down.

Tonioli's second arrow was dramatically upgraded to a 10, putting the scores level at 142-all after 15 arrows and forcing the shoot-off.

In the tie breaker, both archers shot close nines.

The crowd held their breath as the judges measured, and Tonioli’s was called closer by just a fraction - 44.3 millimetres from the centre of the target compared to Sonnichsen’s 47.2 millimetres.

"It was incredible, I was shaking so much," said Tonioli.

"When I shot the nine, I thought it wouldn’t be the winner.

"I thought that mine was nearer than Sarah’s. 

"But until the judges said I had won, I didn’t believe it."

The bronze medal was won by the United States Crystal Gauvin as she overcame Turkey's Yesim Bostan by a single point, 144-143.

Denmark retained their compound mixed team title on home soil with a narrow win against Colombia.

Their team of Tanja Jensen and reigning world champion Stephan Hansen defeated the South American pair of Alejandra Usquiano and Camilo Cardona 155-152.

Both the Danes and Colombians were solid in the match, putting nothing outside the nine ring, but Hansen’s consistency gave Denmark a two-point lead going into the third end.

They maintained that lead into the fourth, when the wind visibly wobbled Danish bows, but Colombia failed to reply and Denmark took the match.

"It’s never easy to win, we did our best," said Jensen.

"We just did what we were supposed to.

"We knew it would be a tough match. 

"Me and Stephan have shot together many times, so we are very comfortable in the situation."