Great Britain face Czechs at O2

Great Britain's men's team will open their European Division A qualifying programme at the O2 Arena in London.

Chris Finch's team will face the Czech Republic at the former Millennium Dome on Saturday 6 September.

The team then faces Bosnia at the NIA in Birmingham on 10 September and Israel at the Liverpool Arena on Saturday 13 September.

GB's women's team will play all four of their home games at the Welsh Institute of Sport in August and September.

Great Britain men's warm-up matches for the six crucial ties include tournaments in Sardinia and Turkey and two matches in Mons in Belgium, where coach Finch and three of the players are based.

They travel to Israel for their opening qualifier before the run of three successive home games and complete their schedule with away games against the Czechs and Bosnia.

The team is seeking to qualify for the European finals for the first time since 1981 and also secure a host's berth at the 2012 Olympics.

The O2 hosted basketball last October when the NBA's Boston Celtics and Minnesota Timberwolves played an exhibition game.

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