I heard some of my team members mention that the winning alliance at 2011 Worlds is given automatic qualification to 2012 Worlds. However I can’t seem to find any indication of this on the Qualification Criteria on robotevents.com. We appreciate any clarification. 
Teams on the winning alliance at the 2011 VRC World Championship will be invited to the 2012 VRC World Championship without having to qualify. Congratulations!