In the 2012–13 season Szabo took a bronze medal in the Moscow World Cup. He ceded in the second round of the European Championships in Strasbourg against Hungary's András Szatmári. In the team event, Germany was defeated by a single hit by Italy in the semi-finals. They overcame Belarus in the small final to take the bronze medal. In the World Championships in Kazan, Szabo was stopped again in the table of 32, this time by Romania's Tiberiu Dolniceanu. In the team event, No.4 seed Germany cruised past China and the United States. They overcame Russia 40–45 to meet Olympic champions South Korea in the final. Max Hartung, Nicolas Limbach, Benedikt Wagner and Szabo prevailed 45–41 and won the World title in men's sabre for the first time in history.