Michael van Gerwen got the defence of his Austrian Darts Open title off to a perfect start with a thumping second round victory

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. Luis Aparicio Jersey . 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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BOSTON -- The Boston Celtics overcame Detroits dominance inside by passing the ball precisely and protecting it better than they had all season. Rajon Rondo had 18 of Bostons season-high 38 assists and the Celtics committed just seven turnovers in a 118-111 win over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday night. "When one guy has it going as far as passing the ball, its contagious," said Rondo, who also scored 11 points and didnt turn the ball over. "We scored a bunch of points tonight. We kept on pushing. We played free and just had fun." Jeff Green scored 27 points, Kris Humphries had 20 points and 11 rebounds and Kelly Olynyk added 18 points off the bench for the Celtics in their second-highest scoring output of the season. Jerryd Bayless had 15 points and Jared Sullinger 14 for the Celtics, who got at least one assist from every player that entered the game. "I think we do have a pretty unselfish group moving the ball. We missed a couple of extra passes, but not very many," Boston coach Brad Stevens said. "Its good to see the body movement and the ball movement. I think weve been pretty active on that end of the floor." Josh Smith had 28 points and 11 rebounds for the Pistons and was one of three Detroit players with double-doubles. Andre Drummond had 18 points and 22 rebounds and Greg Monroe finished with 22 points and 14 boards. Will Bynum added 18 points off the bench for the Pistons, who have lost seven of eight and 10 of their last 12. "I think that our effort level needs to be a little bit harder," Bynum said. "I think maybe we need to play with a sense of urgency. We are trying to make the playoffs." Detroit controlled the game inside, outrebounding Boston 54-39 and outscoring the Celtics 64-44 in the paint. However, the Pistons committed 16 turnovers and could not cool off the Celtics once theyy started hitting shots. Chris Sale Jersey. 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