Vivian starting playing table tennis at the age of 6, in Shanghai China.
At age 14 Vivian turned professional, playing for one of three sponsored Shanghai province teams in the national competition. Vivian was based at the Shanghai Table Tennis Centre, training 6 hours a day for 6 days a week. At age 20 Vivian retired from professional table tennis to resume her studies.
In 2007 Vivian returned to table tennis, representing Australia for the first time in the 2009 World Cup then went on to represent Australian in the 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2012 London Olympics, culminating in winning a bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games.
Most recently, Vivian won the 2015 Australian Top 10 Ranking tournament.
Vivian currently works as a gaming analyst in Sydney where she lives with her husband and daughter.