[zxcvvcxz]

Question: isn't the drawing of opponents dependent on relative ratings?

If so then it probably makes sense that more of one population would match with each other, assuming there are significant statistical differences in the populations. For Chess, this is most certainly the case (top 100 is almost all male iirc).

[dnljms]

She's the top ranked woman. If that was the case, she'd be playing mostly against men.

[zxcvvcxz]

Regardless, the only way to know if it was a statistically fair setup is to have: 1) the rankings of all playings in the tournament, and 2) the algorithm used to match players.

If 2) matches players of similar ratings against eachother, and she is more similar in rating to women than men, then I don't see what the fuss is all about.

[georgeoliver]

Not only on relative ratings, but on your performance in the tournament as well.