The event in China will feature multiple races, with separate difference distance events contested over the two days of competition.

Tomorrow will see semi-final elimination rounds take place, with men and women tackling a sprint-distance course consisting of a 750 metres swim, 20 kilometre bike and 5km run.

Three semi-finals will take place in the men’s event, with the top nine finishers in each race advancing to Sunday’s (May 7) final.

Two women’s semi-finals be held, with the top 14 athletes from each booking their places in the final.

Both finals will be contested by 30 athletes, as the fastest athletes outside the automatic qualification places advance.

Finals will be contested over a super sprint distance format, featuring a 400m swim, 10km bike and 2.5km run.

The United States’ Kirsten Kasper is among the favourites in the women’s field, having earned a maiden World Cup win in Salinas last year.

Great Britain’s challenge is expected to be strong with Lucy Hall and Jessica Learmonth contesting the first semi-final and Rio 2016 bronze medallist Vicky Holland and Non Stanford taking to the start-line in the second.

Japan’s Yuka Sato and Australia’s Erin Densham are also poised to start in China.

Russia’s Dmitry Polyanskiy will hope to replicate his success over this format at the World Cup in Tiszaujvaros last year.

Having triumphed in Hungary last year, Polyanskiy will be among the favourites for success in Chengdu.

His brother Igor will also be in contention along with Australia’s Luke Willian, who won the Mooloolaba World Cup event in March.