The third round of the 2009 Short Listening Period (SLP) series of competitions took place during the weekend of March 28-29, 2009. It produced very interesting results and confirmed the high level of international participation. He took the first place with a significant lead Vladimir Ignatov (R3A-847) z Ruska, ktorý dosiahol 60282 bodov. Druhé miesto patrí Jozefovi Marcincákovi (OM3-0001) zo Slovenska s 18900 bodmi, ktorý tak potvrdil svoje dlhodobé pôsobenie medzi najlepšími SWL operátormi v regióne. Tretie miesto obsadil Bill Smith (W1-7897) z USA so ziskom 9396 bodov.
V tesnom závese nasledujú Hans Lambregts (NL7403), Paul Lemeire (ONL3058), Johan Heus (NL9723) a Eelco Verkaik (NL10133), who confirmed the strong position of Dutch and Belgian listeners in this category.
Po zverejnení priebežného poradia SLP Competition 2009 si vedúcu pozíciu udržiava Vladimir Ignatov R3A-847 so súčtom 72 216 bodov, nasledovaný Billom Smithom W1-7897 a Jozefom Marcincákom OM3-0001. The third round thus indicated an interesting development of the competition and a tense ranking, which will continue in the following stages of 2009.
Result sheet SLP 3/2009, March 28-29, 2009
| Name | SWL ID | Points | |
| 1 | Vladimir Ignatov | R3A-847 | 60282 |
| 2 | Jozef Marcincák | OM3-0001 | 18900 |
| 3 | Bill Smith | W1-7897 | 9396 |
| 4 | Hans Lambregts | NL7403 | 7232 |
| 5 | Paul Lemeire | ONL3058 | 6384 |
| 6 | Johan Heus | NL9723 | 6072 |
| 7 | Eelco Verkaik | NL10133 | 3690 |
Current standings of SLP Competition 2009
| SWL | SLP1 | SLP2 | SLP3 | SLP4 | SLP5 | SLP6 | SLP7 | SLP8 | Together |
| R3A-847 | 11934 | 0 | 60282 | 72216 | |||||
| W1-7897 | 3402 | 21279 | 9396 | 34077 | |||||
| OM3-0001 | 7168 | 6944 | 18900 | 33012 | |||||
| NL9723 | 5880 | 3465 | 6072 | 15417 | |||||
| NL7403 | 3920 | 3120 | 7232 | 14272 | |||||
| ONL3058 | 2479 | 0 | 6384 | 8863 | |||||
| GM21056 | 2166 | 5243 | 0 | 7409 | |||||
| NL10133 | 375 | 1701 | 3690 | 5766 | |||||
| ONL4638 | 1924 | 0 | 0 | 1924 | |||||
| NL13181 | 1888 | 0 | 0 | 1888 |