Ding ma uusan dhaafin wareega labaad ee lixda tartan ee ugu horeeya ee xilli ciyaareedkii 2012-13 wuxuuna isu arkay inuu yahay kaalinta 11-aad ee adduunka bishii Diseembar. Wuxuu ku guuleystay tartanka yar ee Scottish Open
, wuxuu ka adkaaday Anthony McGill finalka. Foomka Ding ayaa markaa soo fiicnaaday; tartanka Welsh Open, wuxuu ka badiyay Mark King, Mark Allen iyo Robert Milkins si uu u gaaro semi-finalka, halkaas oo uu kaga badiyay 5<unk>6 Stuart Bingham. Ciyaartii World Open, waxaa 0<unk>5 kaga badiyay John Higgins wareega afar dhamaadka. Horyaalkiisii tartanka Scottish Open wuxuu qeyb ka ahaa tartanka Players Tour Championship; Ding wuxuu ku dhammeystay kaalinta lixaad si uu ugu qalmo ciyaaraha kama dambeysta ah.