 Complete the following phrase:  Ding did not progress past the second round of the first six ranking events of the 201213 season and found himself ranked world number 11 in December.ref name201213ref He won the minor-ranking Scottish Open, defeating Anthony McGill in the final. Dings form then improved; at the Welsh Open, he beat Mark King, Mark Allen and Robert Milkins to reach the semi-finals, where he was beaten 56 by Stuart Bingham. At the 