The first stage of the SLP Competition 2018 verified the operational skills and efficiency of the participants in real conditions. Kees Schout (NL294) topped the Short Listening Period with 4,928 points, followed by Marc Stinkens (ONL4638) and Johan Heus (NL9723). The complete list provides an accurate overview of the point gain of individual participants, including lower rated stations, and serves as a basis for the ongoing evaluation of the SLP 2018 year-round competition.
Result list of the 1st stage of the SLP on January 27-28, 2018
| Name | SWL ID | The score | |
| 1 | Kees Schout | NL294 | 4928 |
| 2 | Marc Stinkens | ONL4638 | 3216 |
| 3 | Johan Heus | NL9723 | 2496 |
| 4 | Aleksandr Boyko | US-Q-2115 | 1975 |
| 5 | Alex Gorbunov | US-Q-73 | 1860 |
| 6 | Helmut Grund | DE2HUG | 1643 |
| 7 | Pavel Ovsyannikov | R7R007 | 1000 |
| 8 | Francois Conraux | F-80248 | 598 |
| 9 | Gennadiy Drozdov | UA3182SWL | 88 |
| 10 | Oleg Ivanchenko | UB50734221 | 36 |
Current ranking of SLP Competition 2018
| SWL | SLP1 | SLP2 | SLP3 | SLP4 | SLP5 | SLP6 | SLP7 | SLP8 | Together |
| NL294 | 4928 | 4928 | |||||||
| ONL4638 | 3216 | 3216 | |||||||
| NL9723 | 2496 | 2496 | |||||||
| US-Q-2115 | 1975 | 1975 | |||||||
| US-Q-73 | 1860 | 1860 | |||||||
| DE2HUG | 1643 | 1643 | |||||||
| R7R007 | 1000 | 1000 | |||||||
| F-80248 | 598 | 598 | |||||||
| UA3182SWL | 88 | 88 | |||||||
| UB50734221 | 36 | 36 |