Here is my unofficial pairings for the round of 16. Who will make it to the top 8?
Socko vs Stefanova
Sebag vs Galliamova
Zhao Xue vs M. Muzychuk
Javakashvili vs Harika D.
Zhukova vs Ju Wenjun
Huang Qian vs Krush
Ushenina vs Pogonina
T. Kosintseva vs N. Kosintseva
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Kosteniuk will win.
Tournament is wide open. Kostinseva never play real games against one another either.
I wonder if Kosintsevas will flip a coin which one to progress. Hopefully Stefanova and Muzychuk will win too and the winner of Pogonina-Ushenina wins the whole thing