Note: This story originally posted on Sunday, Feb. 27, 2022 before the Tournament of Champions TV finals and has been updated multiple times. Also, I always capitalize the names of balls (except in quotes of others' posts) as a matter of style because long ago I got enough incorrect complaints that I never mentioned non-Storm balls used by players. The capitalization makes them stand out.&nbsp;

Three balls that were used during the 2022 KIA PBA Tournament of Champions failed PBA's pre-TV...

Three balls that were used during the 2022 KIA PBA Tournament of Champions failed PBA's pre-TV hardness checks, meaning they can’t be used in the stepladder finals live on FOX at noon Central time on Sunday or in any further PBA competition.

3 balls used during 2022 KIA PBA Tournament of Champions fail pre-TV hardness checks, sources say