Kammala jumla mai zuwa: Chen ya lashe wasan farko na kwararru a Babban Gidan da ya doke Pankaj Advani 5<unk>4 a 2012 Wuxi Classic zagaye na farko na zagaye. Simon Bedford ya yi masa fata 0<unk>5 a zagaye na gaba.&lt;ref name="2012/13"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; Ya ci wasanni uku don isa zagaye na karshe na duka Open Open da kuma
China Open, ta yi rashin nasara ga Michael Holt (3<unk>5) da Jamie Cope (4<unk>5) bi da bi. Chen ya sami nasarar zuwa wasan kusa da na karshe na karamar gasar Asian Players Tour Championship Event 1 ta hanyar kayar da irin su Tom Ford da Ben Woollaston, amma ya yi rashin nasara 2 × 4 ga Stephen Lee. Lokacinsa ya ƙare lokacin da Sam Baird ya doke shi 7<unk>10 a zagaye na farko na Gasar Cin Kofin Duniya, wanda ya gan shi ya gama kakar wasa ta farko a yawon shakatawa a matsayin mai lamba 78 a duniya.