<prompt> Bhala ukuqhubeka kwalesi sigaba - U-Doherty uqale isizini ka-2012-13 ngokulahlekelwa ngu-45 ku-Stuart Bingham emzuliswaneni wesibili we-Wuxi Classic kanye no-35 kuMartin Gould emzuliswaneni wokuqala we-Australian Goldfields Open. Uqhubekele phambili ukufinyelela kuma-quarter-finals omcimbi, elahlekelwa yi-0 4 kuMark Selby. UDoherty wanqotshwa ekuqokelweni i-Shanghai Masters kanye ne-2012 UK Championship futhi wehluleka ukudlulela ngaphesheya komjikelezo we-wildcard we-International Championship. Emcimbini wesihlanu we-European Tour, iScottish Open  <response>: , wanqoba abadlali abanjengoLuca Brecel noRyan Day ukuze afinyelele kuma-semi-finals lapho elahlekelwe khona ngo-2 kuya ku-4 kuDing Junhui. UDoherty waqedwa emzuliswaneni wokuqala we-German Masters nguPeter Lines, kodwa wabe eseba nokugijima kwakhe okuhle kakhulu kule sizini eWelsh Open. Unqobe iqhawe lomhlaba izikhathi ezine uJohn Higgins ngo-4 kuya ku-1 noTom Ford ngo-4 kuya ku-3 ukuze adlulele kuma-quarter-finals. Ubehola uStuart Bingham ngo 20, kodwa uchungechunge lwamabhodwe alahlekile wabona uDoherty elahlekelwa ukuzethemba kwakhe futhi waqhubeka nokulahlekelwa ngo 35. Ukugijimela kwakhe kuma-semi-finals eScotland Open kwamsiza ukuthi aqede indawo ye-16 ku-PTC Order of Merit ukuze afaneleke njengomunye wabadlali abaphezulu abangama-26 kuma-Finals, kodwa wahlulwa ngo-2-4 kuKurt Maflin emzuliswaneni wokuqala. UDoherty wacishe wakhipha enye yezimpawu zakhe zokubuyela emuva ngokumelene noMatthew Selt emzuliswaneni wokugcina weWorld Championship qualifying njengoba esuka ku-49 wehla walinganisa ku-99, kodwa walahlekelwa yisigcawu esinqumayo. Umphumela wawusho ukuthi lesi kwakuyisikhathi sokuqala lapho uDoherty engazange avele kunoma yimiphi imicimbi ye-Triple Crown snooker. UDoherty wakhuphula izikhundla zakhe ngezindawo eziyisishiyagalombili phakathi nesizini ukuze ayiqede ibekwe endaweni yama-27 emhlabeni. 