A former world number one who has won both the Masters and UK Championship, Allen has still never been crowned world champion.
Six-time world champion Steve Davis said Allen “will win more events” but that “you never know” if he will complete the Triple Crown.
A beaten semi-finalist at the Crucible in 2009 and 2023, he will be 40-years-old by the time of next year’s World Championship.
“He’s not just a journeyman within the game, he’s not just a player that’s going to win occasional events, in his own mind,” said Davis on BBC Four.
“He’s a player that is putting himself up there to win the absolute majors, so when they go wrong you’ve got to be disappointed.
“But from his perspective he’ll bounce back next year, and he’s such an accurate player, he will win more events.”
