Jacob Schubert, centre, is the new men's lead world champion after winning a tight final in Innsbruck tonight ©IFSC

A day after his compatriot Jessica Pilz won the women's final, Jakob Schubert from Austria won the men's lead title at the International Federation of Sport Climbing (IFSC) World Championships in Innsbruck. 

Schubert's win, inspired by a home crowd, denied Czech Adam Ondra the chance to become the first man to win three consecutive men's lead world titles, but it was incredibly close. 

Ondra and Schubert scored the same in the final, but it was Schubert that was given the gold thanks to a better performance in the semi-finals.

Reigning world champion Adam Ondra lost out on a record breaking third successive title because of a weaker semi-final score ©IFSC
Reigning world champion Adam Ondra lost out on a record breaking third successive title because of a weaker semi-final score ©IFSC

It meant instead of making history, Ondra had to settle for silver. 

The World Championship bronze went to Germany's Alexander Megos, who followed up a 35+ score in the semis with 33.5 in the final.