Czech volleyball players closed out their preparation for the European Championship with a painful near-miss. In Roeselare, Jiří Novák's squad fell 2:3 to Belgium in what was meant as a dress rehearsal for the tournament. The Czechs actually won the first two sets in dramatic endings, taking them 38:36 and 29:27. Belgium then clawed its way back through the next three sets to deny the visitors a confidence-building win.