Ultimately, Ben would finish in joint 3rd place in the Player of the Year standings, alongside Martin Juza, with 56 pro points.
Commentators argued that Stark hurt his chances of winning the Player of the Year title by failing to attend US Nationals and certain Grand Prix events.
Stark made the Top 8 of four Grand Prix events, including a win at Grand Prix Indianapolis,[13] and made his fourth Pro Tour Top 8 at Pro Tour Gatecrash.
[14] Stark's performance left him with a season total of 61 Pro Points, placing him 5th in the Player of the Year race, and an invite to the 2013 World Championship, where he made it into the Top 4 players after the Swiss rounds of the World Championship.
[15] Stark lost to Shahar Shenhar in the semifinals of the World Championship taking 3rd Place overall.