Baird had a very successful year in European Tour events as he reached at least the last 16 stage in five of the eight events. At the Kay Suzanne Memorial Cup he won through to the quarter-finals where he lost 4–1 to Ben Woollaston and he went one better at the Gdynia Open, losing 4–1 against Fergal O'Brien in the semifinals.&lt;ref name="2013/14"&gt;&lt;/ref&gt; This helped Baird finish 11th on the Order of Merit to qualify for the Finals for the first time. He faced Anthony Hamilton in the opening round and was edged out 4–3. Baird's only win in a full ranking event match this season came at the Welsh Open by beating Robbie Williams 4–2 before being defeated 4–3 by reigning champion, Stephen Maguire, having led 3–1. Baird ended the year ranked world number 67, just outside the top 64 who keep their playing rights for the coming season. However, his impressive displays on the European Tour handed him the first of eight spots available to non-qualified players for a new two-year place on the tour.