Bingham won the third event of the Asian Players Tour Championship with a 4–3 victory over Li Hang in the final. He also won the Premier League, defeating Judd Trump 7–2 in the final. At the UK Championship, he reached the quarter-finals, but lost 4–6 to Carter. He reached the final 2013 Welsh Open, and led Stephen Maguire 7–5, but eventually lost 8–9. At the 2013 World Snooker Championship, Bingham played world number 83 Sam Baird in the first round, winning 10–2, and Mark Davis in the second round, winning 13–10 win over Mark Davis. In the quarter-finals, he was defeated 4–13 to Ronnie O'Sullivan. He climbed 10 places in the rankings during the season to end it at world number six.