diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 5ec9f08d..a791a99b 100755
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 SVN changes:
 
+- bugfix: reload playernames after settingsdialog also with utf8
+- bugfix: reload playernames for opponent5 and opponent6 after settingsdialog
 - bugfix: wrong font-color for mac-qt
 - bugfix: raise after x hands
 - add version number to title bar and about-dialog 
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
index ffa6011d..ccbcc53a 100755
--- a/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/mainwindow/mainwindowimpl.cpp
@@ -720,13 +720,13 @@ void mainWindowImpl::callSettingsDialog() {
 		//Falls Spielernamen geändert wurden --> neu zeichnen --> erst beim nächsten Neustart neu ausgelesen
 		if (v->getPlayerNickIsChanged() && actualGame) { 
 
-			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[0]->setMyName(v->lineEdit_humanPlayerName->text().toStdString());
-			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[1]->setMyName(v->lineEdit_Opponent1Name->text().toStdString());
-			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[2]->setMyName(v->lineEdit_Opponent2Name->text().toStdString());
-			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[3]->setMyName(v->lineEdit_Opponent3Name->text().toStdString());
-			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[4]->setMyName(v->lineEdit_Opponent4Name->text().toStdString());
-			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[5]->setMyName(v->lineEdit_Opponent5Name->text().toStdString());
-			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[6]->setMyName(v->lineEdit_Opponent6Name->text().toStdString());
+			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[0]->setMyName(v->lineEdit_humanPlayerName->text().toUtf8().constData());
+			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[1]->setMyName(v->lineEdit_Opponent1Name->text().toUtf8().constData());
+			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[2]->setMyName(v->lineEdit_Opponent2Name->text().toUtf8().constData());
+			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[3]->setMyName(v->lineEdit_Opponent3Name->text().toUtf8().constData());
+			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[4]->setMyName(v->lineEdit_Opponent4Name->text().toUtf8().constData());
+			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[5]->setMyName(v->lineEdit_Opponent5Name->text().toUtf8().constData());
+			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[6]->setMyName(v->lineEdit_Opponent6Name->text().toUtf8().constData());
 			v->setPlayerNickIsChanged(FALSE);
 
 			refreshPlayerName();
@@ -734,13 +734,13 @@ void mainWindowImpl::callSettingsDialog() {
 	
 		if(actualGame) {
 
-			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[0]->setMyAvatar(v->lineEdit_humanPlayerAvatar->text().toStdString());
-			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[1]->setMyAvatar(v->lineEdit_Opponent1Avatar->text().toStdString());
-			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[2]->setMyAvatar(v->lineEdit_Opponent2Avatar->text().toStdString());
-			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[3]->setMyAvatar(v->lineEdit_Opponent3Avatar->text().toStdString());
-			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[4]->setMyAvatar(v->lineEdit_Opponent4Avatar->text().toStdString());
-			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[5]->setMyAvatar(v->lineEdit_Opponent5Avatar->text().toStdString());
-			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[6]->setMyAvatar(v->lineEdit_Opponent6Avatar->text().toStdString());
+			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[0]->setMyAvatar(v->lineEdit_humanPlayerAvatar->text().toUtf8().constData());
+			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[1]->setMyAvatar(v->lineEdit_Opponent1Avatar->text().toUtf8().constData());
+			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[2]->setMyAvatar(v->lineEdit_Opponent2Avatar->text().toUtf8().constData());
+			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[3]->setMyAvatar(v->lineEdit_Opponent3Avatar->text().toUtf8().constData());
+			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[4]->setMyAvatar(v->lineEdit_Opponent4Avatar->text().toUtf8().constData());
+			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[5]->setMyAvatar(v->lineEdit_Opponent5Avatar->text().toUtf8().constData());
+			actualHand->getPlayerArray()[6]->setMyAvatar(v->lineEdit_Opponent6Avatar->text().toUtf8().constData());
 
 			//avatar refresh
 			refreshPlayerAvatar();		
@@ -2191,56 +2191,56 @@ void mainWindowImpl::networkError(int errorID, int osErrorID) {
 				tr("Connection was closed by server."),
 				QMessageBox::Close); }
 		break;
-		case ERR_SOCK_CONN_EXISTS:
+		case ERR_SOCK_CONN_EXISTS:
 			{ QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Network Error"),
 				tr("Internal network error: Duplicate TCP connection."),
 				QMessageBox::Close); }
 		break;
-		case ERR_SOCK_INVALID_PACKET:
+		case ERR_SOCK_INVALID_PACKET:
 			{ QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Network Error"),
 				tr("An invalid network packet was received.\nPlease make sure that all players use the same version of PokerTH."),
 				QMessageBox::Close); }
 		break;
-		case ERR_SOCK_INVALID_STATE:
+		case ERR_SOCK_INVALID_STATE:
 			{ QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Network Error"),
 				tr("Internal state error.\nPlease make sure that all players use the same version of PokerTH."),
 				QMessageBox::Close); }
 		break;
-		case ERR_NET_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED:
+		case ERR_NET_VERSION_NOT_SUPPORTED:
 			{ QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Network Error"),
 				tr("The PokerTH server does not support this version of the game.\nPlease update PokerTH."),
 				QMessageBox::Close); }
 		break;
-		case ERR_NET_SERVER_FULL:
+		case ERR_NET_SERVER_FULL:
 			{ QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Network Error"),
 				tr("Sorry, this server is already full."),
 				QMessageBox::Close); }
 		break;
-		case ERR_NET_GAME_ALREADY_RUNNING:
+		case ERR_NET_GAME_ALREADY_RUNNING:
 			{ QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Network Error"),
 				tr("Unable to join - the server has already started the game."),
 				QMessageBox::Close); }
 		break;
-		case ERR_NET_INVALID_PASSWORD:
+		case ERR_NET_INVALID_PASSWORD:
 			{ QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Network Error"),
 				tr("Invalid password when joining the game.\nPlease reenter the password and try again."),
 				QMessageBox::Close); }
-		break;
-		case ERR_NET_INVALID_PASSWORD_STR:
+		break;
+		case ERR_NET_INVALID_PASSWORD_STR:
 			{ QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Network Error"),
 				tr("The password is too long. Please choose another one."),
 				QMessageBox::Close); }
-		break;
-		case ERR_NET_PLAYER_NAME_IN_USE:
+		break;
+		case ERR_NET_PLAYER_NAME_IN_USE:
 			{ QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Network Error"),
 				tr("Your player name is already used by another player.\nPlease choose a different name."),
 				QMessageBox::Close); }
-		break;
-		case ERR_NET_INVALID_PLAYER_NAME:
+		break;
+		case ERR_NET_INVALID_PLAYER_NAME:
 			{ QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Network Error"),
 				tr("The player name is either too short or too long. Please choose another one."),
 				QMessageBox::Close); }
-		break;
+		break;
 		default:  { QMessageBox::warning(this, tr("Network Error"),
 				tr("An internal error occured."),
 				QMessageBox::Close); }
diff --git a/src/gui/qt/settingsdialog/settingsdialogimpl.cpp b/src/gui/qt/settingsdialog/settingsdialogimpl.cpp
index 38b389bb..e60b6df6 100644
--- a/src/gui/qt/settingsdialog/settingsdialogimpl.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/qt/settingsdialog/settingsdialogimpl.cpp
@@ -100,6 +100,8 @@ settingsDialogImpl::settingsDialogImpl(QWidget *parent)
 	connect( lineEdit_Opponent2Name, SIGNAL( textChanged(const QString &) ), this, SLOT( playerNickChanged() ) );
 	connect( lineEdit_Opponent3Name, SIGNAL( textChanged(const QString &) ), this, SLOT( playerNickChanged() ) );
 	connect( lineEdit_Opponent4Name, SIGNAL( textChanged(const QString &) ), this, SLOT( playerNickChanged() ) );
+	connect( lineEdit_Opponent5Name, SIGNAL( textChanged(const QString &) ), this, SLOT( playerNickChanged() ) );
+	connect( lineEdit_Opponent6Name, SIGNAL( textChanged(const QString &) ), this, SLOT( playerNickChanged() ) );
 	connect( pushButton_openFlipsidePicture, SIGNAL( clicked() ), this, SLOT( setFlipsidePicFileName()) );
 	connect( pushButton_openLogDir, SIGNAL( clicked() ), this, SLOT( setLogDir()) );
 	connect( pushButton_openAvatarFile0, SIGNAL( clicked() ), this, SLOT( setAvatarFile0()) );