 Doherty akatanga mwaka wa 2012-13 nekurasikirwa ne45 naStuart Bingham mumutambo wechipiri weWuxi Classic uye 35 kuna Martin Gould mumutambo wekutanga weAustralia Goldfields Open. Akaenderera mberi kusvika kumaquarter-fainari echiitiko ichi, achirasikirwa ne0 4 kuna Mark Selby. Doherty akakundwa mumakwikwi eShanghai Mastersuye 2012 UK Championship uye vakakundikana kufambira mberi kupfuura wildcard kutenderera kweInternational Championship. Muchiitiko chechishanu cheEuropean Tour, iyo Scottish Open, akaona vanhu vakaita saLuca Brecel naRyan Day kuti vasvike kuma semi-fainari kwaakarasikirwa ne2 × 4 kurwisa Ding Junhui. Doherty akabviswa mumutambo wokutanga weGerman Masters naPeter Lines, asi akazoita zvakanakisisa mumutambo weWelsh Open. Akakunda mukwikwidzi wenyika kanokwana kana John Higgins 41 naTom Ford 43 kuti apinde mu quarter-finals. Akatungamira Stuart Bingham 20, asi nhevedzano yemapoto akarasikirwa akaona Doherty achirasikirwa nechivimbo chake uye akaenderera mberi nekurasikirwa ne35. Kumhanya kwake kwambotaurwa kuma semi-fainari eScottish Open kwakamubatsira kupedza 16th paPTC Order of Merit kuti akwanise semumwe wevatambi vepamusoro makumi maviri nevatanhatu veFainari, asi akarasikirwa ne2 × 4 naKurt Maflin mumutambo wekutanga. Doherty akapotsa atora imwe yemakwikwi ake ekurwisa Matthew Selt mumutambo wekupedzisira weWorld Championship qualifying sezvo kubva pa49 pasi akaenzana pa99, asi akarasikirwa nehurongwa hwekusarudza. Mhedzisiro yacho yaireva kuti iyi yaive mwaka wekutanga umo Doherty anga asina kuratidzwa mune chero ye snookers Triple Crown zviitiko. Doherty akakwidza chinzvimbo chake nenzvimbo sere mumwaka uyu kuti apedze ari pachinzvimbo chepasi rose 27. 