Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: King akatanga mwaka wa2012<unk>13 nekutadza kukwanisa kupinda mumitambo mitatu kubva pamitambo mina yekutanga.&lt;ref name="2012/13"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; Iyo yaakasvika yaive Shanghai Masters, kwaakakunda Zhao Xintong 5<unk>3 mumutambo we wildcard uye anodiwa emuno Ding Junhui 5<unk>4 mumutambo wekutanga, mushure mekudzikira 0<unk>3. Akarasikirwa ne3/5 kuna Shaun Murphy munharaunda inotevera. Mambo akaona Mark Williams 6<unk>3 mumutambo wokutanga we2012 UK Championship, asati atora 3<unk>0 inotungamirira Luca Brecel ane makore 17 kuti arasikirwe 4<unk>6. Akasvikawo padanho rechipiri reGerman Masters nekurova Stephen Maguire 5<unk>0, asi akabva arasikirwa mufuremu rinosarudza kuna Matthew Stevens. King akakundikana kupinda muWorld Open ndokurasikirwa mumutambo wokutanga weWelsh Open uye
China Yakavhurika. Akatarisana naMark Allen mumutambo wokutanga weWorld Snooker Championship uye akaunza kushamisika kukuru nekurwisa kubva pa6<unk>8 pasi kuti abudise snooker yake yakanakisisa pakupera kwemutambo mukukunda kwe10<unk>8. Akamhanyira mukutungamira 6<unk>2 muchikamu chekutanga chemutambo wake wechipiri wekurwisa Ding Junhui, asati adonha 7<unk>9 kumashure muchikamu chinotevera uye pakupedzisira akarasikirwa 9<unk>13. King akapedza mwaka ari nhamba 29 munyika yose.