 Nyorai mberi kweiyi ndima - Allen akazviita kumakwikwi ake ekutanga ekupedzisira mumakwikwi e2011 UK Championshipnekurova Adrian Gunnell, Ali Carter, Marco Fu naRicky Walden.ref name201112ref Kwaive kubudirira kwake kwekutanga mumutambo wepamusoro semi-fainari, mushure mekurasikirwa mumatanho mashanu apfuura. Mumakwikwi ekupedzisira akatamba Judd Trump waaive naye 21 mukana mumisangano yapfuura pakati pevaviri ava. Allen akavhura 31 kutungamira pakutanga mumutambo wakanakisa wemafremu gumi nemapfumbamwe, asi akazorasikirwa nemafremu manomwe anotevera kuti atungamire 38. Zvisinei, kushayikwa kwakadaro kwakabudisa zvakanakisisa muna Allen sezvaakakunda zvishanu zvezvikamu zvitanhatu zvinotevera, izvo zvaisanganisira mazana matatu. Kudzoka kwacho kwakanga kusati kwapera, sezvo Trump akachengetedza chimiro chaaida kuti atore kukunda kwe 810. Allen akati mushure mokupedzisira, Ndakaziva kuti kwaizova kwakaoma nzira yaaitamba nayo, anowana zvibodzwa zvakakomba uye nokukurumidza uye handina kunzwa kuti ndakanga ndichitamba zvakashata asi Judd akatamba zvakanaka uye zvakanga zvakaoma kukwikwidzana. Allen akaita mazana mashanu emakore panguva yemutambo, akawanda kune chero munhu mune chiitiko ichi. 