During his teenage years he was coached by both Uday Pawar and Leroy D’sa and was consistently ranked nationally in the top 10 in his respective age groups in both the singles and doubles.

In 2000 Vincent was part of the Indian Mens Badminton Team that qualified to play in the Thomas Cup finals.

He partnered with Pullela Gopichand in doubles to clinch the crucial match to beat Thailand (3-1) and move India to the finals stage at Kuala Lumpur.

In addition to his multiple national championship titles [1] he was the silver medalist in badminton at the 1998 Commonwealth Games in the Men's Team event.

[2][3][4][5] In 2001 at the age of 23 years, Vincent decided to retire from competitive badminton to pursue his MBA studies in America and has settled in the Philadelphia Area.