(she became the first individual rhythmic gymnast from China to medal at the World Cup series). Deng competed at the 2013 Asian Championships in Tashkent, Uzbekistan where she won the all-around bronze medal with Team China winning the bronze medal. At the finals, Deng became the first Chinese rhythmic gymnast to win 2 gold medals, in ball and in ribbon final ahead of Korean Son Yeon-Jae, she also won silver in clubs and hoop. Deng competed at the 2013 Summer Universiade where she finished 8th in all-around and qualified in all 4 event apparatus finals. Deng competed at the 2013 World Games in Cali where she finished 4th in clubs final behind Alina Maksymenko. She then competed at the 2013 World Championships in Kiev, Ukraine where she qualified to 2 event finals, she finished 8th in hoop and 5th in clubs ahead of Son Yeon-Jae. Deng became the first Chinese rhythmic gymnast to place in the Top 5 at the World Championships by finishing 4th in the All-around at the 2013 World Championships scoring a total of 70.374 points putting her ahead of Korean Son Yeon-Jae. Deng won her second Nationals Games title in Liaoning.