Name: Ivica Putnik
Nickname: Unpredictable
Home Town: Zagreb
Date and Place of Birth: November 18, 1972 - Split
Family: Married
Wins / High Finishes In Last 12 Months: Qualifying to represent Croatia
Top Three Career Achievements: Multiple Croatian Champion, representing Croatia in World Cup of Pool
Biggest Disappointment: Losing my last group match again Lopez of Peru in the 2004 World Championship.
Favourite Pool Player (one only): Earl Strickland
Sponsors: Dynamic
Cues Used: Bear
Hobbies: Table tennis, tennis poker
Home Pool Room: Mosconi, Zagreb
Like About Pool: Everything
Dislike About Pool: Playing with a slow player
Occupation Other Than Pool: Manager in own billiard club
Describe Yourself in Ten Words: Fair, friendly, impatient, like to take risks, big fan of Croatian sport teams
Name: Karlo Dalmatin
Nickname: Charly
Home town: Omis, Croatia
Date and place of birth: July 30, 1980 - Dortmund, Germany
Family:
Wins / high finishes in last 12 months: Winner of 2009 Croatia Open, Cro-Tour winner of the year 2009, silver medalist at the 2010 European Team Championships in Poland.
Career achievements: German Team Championships winner in 1999, fifth place on the Euro Tour in Portugal 2009, ninth place on the euro Tour in Italy, 2010.
Biggest disappointment: None.
Favourite pool player: Thorsten Hohmann.
Favourite pool venue: Euro Tour
Sporting hero: Goran Ivanisevic
Cues used: Schon
Hobbies: Walking my dog Amigo, fitness
Other sports played: Tennis, football, basketball
Favourite band or singer: Xavier Naidoo, Oliver Dragoevic
Like about pool: I like making crazy shots
Dislike about pool: Slow players
Occupation other than pool: Manager
Describe yourself: Friendly, handsome, I like animals, a little bit crazy.