Boulter broke for 1-0 and again for 3-0, either side of an 84 minute weather delay, but Volynets rallied with breaks for 3-3 and 5-3 before Boulter broke for 6-5 to seal it 7-5.

Volynets broke for 2-0, 4-0 saving two break points in that hold, and 6-0, clinical in dismantling Boulter without conceding a game.

Boulter broke for 3-2 and again for 5-4, resilient after Volynets broke for 4-4 saving two break points in that hold, then held for 6-4.