 Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Murphy akatanga mwaka wa2012 13 akaiswa pachinzvimbo chechitanhatu. Mutambo wokutanga waMurphy waiva Wuxi Classic, kwaakarasikirwa mumutambo wokutanga 15 naKen Doherty. Mutambo waMurphy wakatevera waive weSix-red World Championship, kwaakapedza ari wekutanga muGroup E aine kukunda ina mumitambo mishanu uye akaenderera mberi kusvika padanho rekurova. Ikoko akakunda James Wattana, Barry Hawkins, Dominic Dale naJudd Trump kusvika kumagumo, asi akarasikirwa ne4 × 8 kuna Mark Davis. Akazosvika kumaquarter-fainari eAustralia Goldfields Open, asi akarasikirwa ne4 × 5 naPeter Ebdon. Murphy akafamba zvakanaka mumakwikwi maviri akatevera, sezvo akasvika kuma semi-fainari eShanghai Masters neInternational Championship, asi akarasikirwa ne36 kurwisa John Higgins uye 59 kurwisa Neil Robertson zvichiteerana. Murphy kupfuura kusvika kumagumo e2012 UK Championship nenyasha dzokukunda kaviri kwakasimba. Wokutanga achipikisana nomwana wechidiki Luca Brecel mumakwikwi ekupedzisira, mushure mekunge Brecel kaviri aine mukana wekupedzisa pingi uye dema kuti akunde mutambo, ipapo achipesana naAli Carter umo Murphy akapora kubva pa4 8 pasi uye 0 32 mumapoinzi kumashure muhurongwa hwekusarudza kuhwina 9 8. Akapedzisira akundwa neshamwari yake yakanaka Mark Selby 610 mumutambo wekupedzisira. Akatorawo chikamu mu Players Tour Championship, aine mhedzisiro yake yakanaka achiuya pachiitiko chechitatu cheChirungu, kwaakasvika kuma semi fainari, asi akarasikirwa ne04 kurwisa Marco Fu. Akapedza ari nhamba 29 paOrder of Merit, uye haana kukwanisa kupinda muFinals. 