[1] Riviere won his third World Championship title, and his first successful defense, defeating Lumley 7 sets to 3.

Former World Champion Robert Fahey announced his retirement from competitive singles tennis ahead of the British Open.

[3] Even though he had sufficient World Race points to enter the eliminator process, his spot was ceded to the next eligible player as an extraordinary measure.

Lumley spent a year of the qualification period away from his home court of Philadelphia due to visa complications.

Nick Howell made his second appearance in a World Championship Eliminator, having previously played a First Round Elminator in 2020 against Camden Riviere at The Oratory School, which he lost in straight sets.

Howell's best result in the qualification period was reaching the final of the 2020 US Open, held before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Chapman won the Australian Open in 2020 on his home court at the Royal Melbourne Tennis Club.

Hosting rights for the First Round Eliminators was held as a bidding process, favoured towards the better seed.

[9] It would be Chapman's last appearance in a World Championship Eliminator as he announced his retirement from international tennis during the 2023 British Open.

Howell managed a solitary set 6/5, but Lumley closed strong to confirm his place as the World Championship Challenger.

The club had previously been barred from hosting major tournaments as their old court had a non-standard glass main wall.

[13] The World Championship Challenge followed the 2023 US Ladies Open, the 2023 US Amateur and the 2023 Van Alan/George Limb/Clothier Cup as major events hosted at the new court.

[14] The challenge was the first hosted in the United States since the 2016 World Championship in Newport, Rhode Island.

Riviere at one point had a 5–3 lead, but was suffering issues with his movement that allowed Lumley to claw back and take the set 6/5 and force the match into a third day.