besotted
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Maguire, the 2004 winner, made breaks of 86, 111, 82 and 86 but also made costly errors, with Trump stealing the eighth frame on a respotted black having trailed 26-61.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
Selby fell 5-0 behind as Vafaei took control and though he pulled two frames back, the world number 63 won the match by fluking in a respotted black.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2021
A dramatic eighth frame saw Leicester's Selby pot the final black but the cueball went into the middle pocket, forcing a respotted black.
From BBC • Nov. 28, 2021
Knowsley 2009 The third-longest frame in Crucible history followed with the black respotted after the players finished locked together at 70-70 with the table clear.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2010
His monosyllabic prose rolls down the page with the subtlety of a bowling ball, although the kingpins he aims at and often hits are automatically respotted with no lasting damage.
From Time Magazine Archive
