[2][3] Vijayanath was born in India but moved to South Africa when he was four, and started playing badminton at age six in Johannesburg.

[1][4] In 2013, he was selected among the 14 best African players to be a member of the Road to Rio Project organised by the BWF and Badminton Confederation of Africa, to provide financial and technical support to African players and the lead-up to the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.

Alongside his studies, he trained at the Badminton Ireland Academy with the Irish high performance squad based at Marino under the guidance of coach Daniel Magee.

In 2014, he was selected to represent South Africa badminton at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland.

[4][13] In February, he became the semi-finalist of Uganda International, and in August–September, he won silver medals in men's singles and mixed team events at the African Games.