 Anotanga zvakanaka mumwaka wa201213, achirova Tony Drago naRobert Milkins kuti vakwanise kuenda kumatanho ekupedzisira eAustralia Goldfields Open muBendigo; ikoko akarova wildcard yemuno James Mifsud 50, asati abuda mumutambo nehuremu hwakaenzana naDing Junhui. Pa2013 Welsh Open, McManus akasvika kwake kwekutanga kota-fainari kubvira 2006 Grand Prix, aine 42 kukunda pamusoro nhamba 16 mbeu Barry Hawkins, ichiteverwa nekudzoka kunoshamisa kukunda Joe Perry 43, mushure mekunge asvika 03. Akarohwa mu quarter-final 35 na compatriot Stephen Maguire. Mutambo unotevera, Haikou World Open, akaona McManus achikunda mitambo mitatu mukukodzera kusvika kumatanho ekupedzisira emutambo; akabva akunda wildcard yemuno Lin Shuai 53, asati atarisana nemumwe wake John Higgins. McManus akaita zvakanaka; pakupedzisira akarasikirwa ne3 5, asi akawana mapoinzi akakosha mumutambo. 