Michael van Gerwen got the defence of his Austrian Darts Open title off to a perfect start with a thumping second round victory over Jonny Clayton in Vienna on Saturday. After Fridays first round, Saturday saw the second round take place over two sessions with Van Gerwen joined by Phil Taylor, Dave Chisnall and Peter Wright in action and all three were comfortable winners. Second Round Results Alan Norris 6-1 Rowby-John Rodriguez Stephen Bunting 6-3 James Richardson Terry Jenkins 6-4 Dimitri Van den Bergh Nigel Heydon 6-5 Robert Thornton Ian White 6-4 Simon Stevenson Ron Meulenkamp 6-3 Simon Whitlock Steve Beaton 6-3 Gerwyn Price Kim Huybrechts 6-1 Chris Dobey Dave Chisnall 6-2 Jamie Caven Jelle Klaasen 6-0 Zoran Lerchbacher Peter Wright 6-1 Jermaine Wattimena Michael van Gerwen 6-0 Jonny Clayton Phil Taylor 6-1 Steve West Kyle Anderson 6-5 Mensur Suljovic Benito van de Pas 6-1 Josh Payne Michael Smith 6-5 Mark Frost Van Gerwen posted a tournament-high 109.98 average, landing four maximums in his legs to whitewash Clayton, signalling his intent with six perfect darts on his way to a ten-darter for the opening leg and a break of throw. From then on he continued his domination and fired another 11-darter in the fifth leg before completing his victory, notching six doubles from nine attempts in the process.It was, though, a disappointing day for the Austrian contingent on home soil, with all three competitors crashing out of the £115,000 PDC European Tour event. Rowby-John Rodriguez and fellow Austrians Mensur Suljovic and Zoran Lerchbacher In the days opening game, 2016 World Championship quarter-finalist Alan Norris sent former World Youth Championship finalist Rowby-John Rodriguez packing with a dominant 6-1 victory.Host nation qualifier Zoran Lerchbacher was the next to fall, crushed by the impressive Jelle Klaasen and there was more Austrian disappointment to follow as number nine seed Mensur Suljovic was edged out 6-5 by Australias Kyle Anderson. Sundays Third Round Matches Michael van Gerwen v Steve Beaton Jelle Klaasen v Kyle Anderson Kim Huybrechts v Phil Taylor Dave Chisnall v Stephen Bunting Peter Wright v Alan Norris Benito van de Pas v Terry Jenkins Ian White v Nigel Heydon Michael Smith v Ron Meulenkamp Phil Taylor marked a happy return to European Tour action with an impressive 6-1 victory over Steve West.Dave Chisnall, who has made six European Tour finals in his career including the last two events, kicked off his campaign with a 6-2 victory over former Austrian Darts Open runner-up Jamie Caven.Equally impressive was Peter Wright as the number two seed blew away Jermaine Wattimena 6-2, in a battle of the emerging stars Benito van de Pas thumped Josh Payne 6-1, while third seed Michael Smith was pushed all the way before edging out Mark Frost 6-5.Earlier in the day, seeded players were scattered as Robert Thornton, Simon Whitlock and Gerwyn Price all exited the competition. Sundays Quarter-Final Draw Van Gerwen/Beaton v Klaasen/Anderson Hubrechts/Taylor v Chisnall/Bunting Wright/Norris v Van de Pas/Jenkins White/Heydon v Smith/Meulenkamp Thornton missed tops for the match as Nigel Heydon recovered from 5-3 down to win 6-5 and land a tournament high 164 checkout along the way.Whitlock was dumped out 6-3 as Ron Meulenkamps impressive run continued, the Dutch left-hander reaching the last 16 of a European Tour event for the first time.And in a remarkable moment, Price - who was leading Steve Beaton 3-2 at the time - burst a 173 score by hitting a 177 and never recovered, allowing the 52-year-old to clinch four consecutive legs to claim a 6-3 victory.Belgiums Kim Huybrechts carried on his impressive form from the Betway World Cup of Darts with a 6-1 destruction of youngster Chris Dobey.Elsewhere, Stephen Bunting thwarted James Richardson 6-3, Terry Jenkins fired a ten-darter on his way to a 6-4 victory over Belgian Dimitri Van den Bergh and Ian White beat Simon Stevenson by the same scoreline to bring an end to the Plymouth qualifiers European Tour debut.The £115,000 PDC European Tour event concludes on Sunday, with the third round games taking place in the afternoon before the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final in the evening. 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The Extreme Heat Policy was enacted at Melbourne Park just before 2 p.m. Thursday, suspending all matches on outer courts until the early evening and requiring the closure of the retractable roofs at Rod Laver and Hisense arenas before play could continue on the show courts.CLEVELAND -- The Pacers dont win with artistic beauty. Most times, they simply pummel teams into submission. Indiana plays ugly, and ugly usually wins. "No style points," Pacers coach Frank Vogel said. "None. Zero." Paul George scored 16 points, Roy Hibbert made a putback and two free throws in the final 1:09 and the Pacers turned to their defence to hold off Clevelands late rally for an 82-78 win over the short-handed Cavaliers. The Pacers led by 16 in the fourth before guard Dion Waiters brought Cleveland back by scoring 12 straight points in a 16-1 run that got the Cavs within 75-74 with 3:35 left. Hibberts free throw with 7.9 seconds left put the Pacers up 81-78, and Indiana got the ball back when Cavs forward Earl Clark stepped on the sideline on a poorly executed inbounds play with 6.9 left. David West made one free throw with 5.4 seconds remaining, and the Pacers escaped with their seventh win in eight games. At 27-6, Indiana has the NBAs best record -- now thats pretty. "We didnt finish the game the right way," West said. "They hung around and made some shots, but our defence held strong." C.J. Miles scored 21 and Waiters had 14 for the Cavaliers, who played their third game in a row without All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving. He has a bruised knee and his backup, Jarrett Jack, sat with back spasms. The Pacers had to grind this one out after taking control with 14-0 run bridging the third and fourth quarters. "I know coach is going to be on us about giving up a big lead, but we know how to play in that situation," George said. "Weve been through that before. The best thing for us is to stay together and we were able to hold them off the last couple of possessions." Lance Stephenson made a 3-pointer as Indiana closed the third with a 7-0 run and then extended the lead to 16 by opening the fourth with another 7-0 burst capped by Danny Grangers 3. Thats when Waiters, the subject of trade rumours for weeks, brought the Cavs back. He reeled off 12 in a row and fed Anderson Varejao with two nice assists to get the Cavs within 79-78. Hibbert split a pair of free throws, but on Cleevelands next trip, Waiters missed a 3 and then forced a layup in traffic.dddddddddddd Hibberts free throw gave the Pacers a two-point cushion, but Cleveland couldnt execute a simple inbounds pass without a turnover and West put it away with his late free throw. "Its another tough loss," Waiters said. "We fought back. We never put our heads down when they went up 16. These kinds of losses hurt because we were right there. Weve been there all year long, and once we find a way to close these games out well be really good." Hibbert added 15 points and West 11 for the Pacers, who shot just 36 per cent from the floor, but played their typically stout defence. Indiana has won nine straight over Cleveland and 15 of 16. Tristan Thompson added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Cavs, who have reportedly been involved in talks with the Los Angeles Lakers for a trade involving Andrew Bynum for Pau Gasol. The enigmatic Bynum was recently dismissed from the team for detrimental conduct and the Cavs would like to deal or release the 7-footer by Tuesday, when his contract will be guaranteed. The injury-ravaged Lakers would consider bringing back Bynum -- he spent seven seasons with Los Angeles -- so they could cut him, clear salary-cap space and avoid paying the luxury tax. The Pacers, who fell behind by 14 before rallying to beat New Orleans on Saturday, shot only 37 per cent in the first half but used a 9-2 spurt to close the second quarter and lead 44-35 at the break. NOTES: Indiana came in allowing a league-low 88.9 points per game. ... Cavs coach Mike Brown would not comment on the trade rumours swirling around his team, and particularly about Bynum, who was banned from all team activities on Dec. 28. Waiters and Varejao have both been mentioned in various deals. ... Vogel says his team is a target every time it takes the floor. "Its not so much that theyre gunning for us," he said. "I think everybody looks at us and says, If we beat the Pacers, thats going to be a quality win. You do get their best shot from that standpoint. Teams recognize that you have to play a great basketball game to beat us." ' ' '