 In the 2012–13 season Li entered all three of the new minor-ranking Asian Players Tour Championship events.He lost in the first round of the opener and the second round of the next, but then produced a fantastic result at Event 3.He won three matches to reach the quarter-finals and then beat compatriot Zhang Anda 4–2 and established top 32 player Robert Milkins 4–1 in the semis.