[MARS_James]

For those curious the list of former world champions who went to district championship/championship last year are:

16 (2012)
25 (2000 & 2012)
45 (1998)
48 (1999)
66 (2002)
67 (2005 2009 & 2010)
71 (1997 2001 2002 & 2004)
74 (2014)
111 (2003 2009 & 2011)
118 (2015)
120 (2016)
125 (2001)
126 (1992)
148 (1993 & 2008)
176 (1999)
177 (2007 & 2010)
180 (2012)
190 (2007)
217 (2006 & 2008)
254 (2011 & 2014)
279 (2001)
294 (2001 & 2010)
296 (2006)
330 (2005 & 2016)
365 (2001)
435 (2004)
494 (2004)
503 (2005)
610 (2013)
971 (2009)
973 (2011)
987 (2007)
1086 (2016)
1114 (2008)
1241 (2013)
1477 (2013)
1671 (2015)
1678 (2015)
2481 (2016)
2848 (2014)
5012 (2015)


So 41 teams