Wijesinghe, D D

D D Wijesinghe, a 40-year-old Sri Lankan player, is rated 2050 and ranked 20th among Sri Lankan players, and in the top 10% worldwide. He plays around 3 rated games per year and had 4 career breaks: 26 months (2005–2007), 21 months (2008–2010), 109 months (2010–2019) and 51 months (2019–2024, COVID-19 included). His peak of 2139 was reached at age 21 (Jul 2007); he also reached Sri Lankan #6 in Apr 2008 and has been in Sri Lankan top 10 for 50 months and counting (3 consecutive years on his current run).

At junior level, he reached #1 and #1 nationally in U20 and U18.