I heard T-Mac/Gumby just knocked off Todd/Rico live on Netfoos.tv, with commentary. Overtime points too in the 5th game. sorry I missed it.
Those new balls may be grippy, but I hear they're kinda like the legendary last TS ball, with it's "delay" roll, that takes a little longer to get started, and with better grippiness. So T-Mac, Gumby, and Todd must not have been too bothered like the young'uns.
Got spoiled with Everplay or Netfoos' brackets for their IFP tournaments... no real-time tracking until after the events are done and everyone's gone home... Withdrawal syndrome sucks.