She will now focus on success for Scotland at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games in 2014.

Bankier, daughter of the Celtic FC chairman, won World Championship silver and European bronze with Chris Adcock and the pair broke into the world top 10 to form Team GB’s mixed doubles partnership at the London Olympics. Now that partnership is over.

But she said: "There is no way back for me with Great Britain, but I could not compromise with a GB programme in which I have no confidence."