"Ticking Away" was announced as the tournament's theme song, produced, composed and performed by Grabbitz and bbno$.

[2][3] LOUD were the defending champions,[4] but lost to Evil Geniuses in the lower bracket final.

[5] Evil Geniuses from Americas won the Valorant world championship after defeating Paper Rex from Pacific in the finals by a score of 3–1.

[7] Following the inclusion of the 2023 LOCK//IN event, Riot announced the location of 2023 Champions as Los Angeles.

[1] To promote the event, on July 31, 2023, Riot released the anthem for the tournament, "Ticking Away".

In coordination with the track release, Riot hosted events across four LA neighborhoods featuring live music, food and livestreaming tournament matches.

[10] Junta de Andalucía was announced as the Global English Broadcast Partner on August 7th.

[13][14] China, although Valorant not officially released yet, is given 3 special spots to participate via a qualifier of third-party host.