The 2023 Valorant Champions was an esports tournament for the video game Valorant. This was the third edition of the Valorant Champions, the crowning event of the Valorant Champions Tour (VCT) for the 2023 Valorant competitive season. The tournament was held between August 6 and August 26, 2023 in Los Angeles and Inglewood, California, United States.^[1] Sixteen teams qualified for the tournament based on their result in the regular season leagues, 2023 Masters Tokyo, and the regional Last Chance Qualifiers.

"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.^[6]

In September 2022, Riot announced the 30 teams partnered for the 2023 Champions Tour.^[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". The track features artists Grabbitz and bbno$. In coordination with the track release, Riot hosted events across four LA neighborhoods featuring live music, food and livestreaming tournament matches.^[2][8] Additionally, Riot released a number of videos featuring bbno$ as "The Random".^[9]

On July 23rd, the sixteen qualified teams were announced by Riot Games.^[10]

Junta de Andalucía was announced as the Global English Broadcast Partner on August 7th.^[11]

Los Angeles and Inglewood were chosen to host the competition. The tournament was held at the Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall for the majority of the tournament, and at the Kia Forum for the top 4 teams on the final three days. ^[12][1]

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Sixteen teams qualified for the global crowning event of the circuit, with teams either qualifying through their respective league or through Last Chance Qualifiers. The top 3 teams of each league during the playoffs or Masters Tokyo for EMEA immediately qualified for Champions, while the other 4 teams had to battle it out in the Last Chance Qualifiers in their respective regions.^[13][14] China, although Valorant not officially released yet, is given 3 special spots to participate via a qualifier of third-party host.

The group stage took place from August 6 – 13, 2023. All 16 teams were divided into 4 groups of four teams each playing in a GSL-style double-elimination format. Games were held in a best-of-three series. The top 2 teams in each group qualified for the playoffs.

The Playoffs are a double-elimination tournament that took place from August 16–26, 2022. All matches were a best-of-three series, except for the Lower Bracket Final and the Grand Final, which were a best-of-five series.

Riot Games raised the prize pool for the 2023 Champions tournament to $2.25 million, an increase from the $1 million of 2022. The winner of Champions received $1 million. ^[18]