The third stage SLP Competition 2018, which took place under favorable conditions on the bands, brought a lot of interesting results and significantly mixed up the standings of the year-long competition. The participants tried to catch as many valid connections as possible and get points for accurate interception, which required not only high-quality technical equipment, but also experience and quick reactions.
He achieved the highest number of points in this stage Kees Schout (NL294), who, thanks to 13,114 points, confirmed his excellent form and moved to the top of the current ranking. He finished in second place Alex Gorbunov (US-Q-73) with a gain of 10,350 points, while his performance ensured a significant increase in the total. The third place belonged to to Marc Stinkens (ONL4638) with 6,720 points.
They also reached the top five Aleksandr Boyko (US-Q-2115) with 6,572 points and Helmut Grund (DE2HUG), who scored 5,335 points. The domestic participants were the most successful to Dušan Hanák (OK2-9329), who secured sixth place with an excellent result of 4,950 points.
It was also very successful to Johan Heus (NL9723) a to Gennady Drozdov (UA3182SWL), who scored valuable points, as well as other contestants, incl Francois Conraux (F-80248) whether Vita Siručka (OK2-36449).
After this stage, running order tied and the battle for first place between NL294 and US-Q-73 is clearly shown. The following run of SLP 2018 promises to be a thrilling finish and will show who can maintain a consistent performance and win the title for the whole year.
| Name | SWL ID | The score | |
| 1 | Kees Schout | NL294 | 13114 |
| 2 | Alex Gorbunov | US-Q-73 | 10350 |
| 3 | Marc Stinkens | ONL4638 | 6720 |
| 4 | Aleksandr Boyko | US-Q-2115 | 6572 |
| 5 | Helmut Grund | DE2HUG | 5335 |
| 6 | Dusan Hanak | OK2-9329 | 4950 |
| 7 | Johan Heus | NL9723 | 3168 |
| 8 | Gennadiy Drozdov | UA3182SWL | 2880 |
| 9 | Francois Conraux | F-80248 | 2090 |
| 10 | Vit Sirucka | OK2-36449 | 1296 |
| 11 | Dennis De Jong | NL13740 | 560 |
| 12 | Oleg Ivanchenko | UB50734221 | 48 |
Preliminary standings of SLP Competition 2018
| SWL | SLP1 | SLP2 | SLP3 | SLP4 | SLP5 | SLP6 | SLP7 | SLP8 | Together |
| NL294 | 4928 | 2366 | 13114 | 20408 | |||||
| US-Q-73 | 1860 | 2535 | 10350 | 14745 | |||||
| NL9723 | 2496 | 4400 | 3168 | 10064 | |||||
| ONL4638 | 3216 | 0 | 6720 | 9936 | |||||
| US-Q-2115 | 1975 | 992 | 6572 | 9539 | |||||
| DE2HUG | 1643 | 459 | 5335 | 7437 | |||||
| OK2-9329 | 0 | 0 | 4950 | 4950 | |||||
| UA3182SWL | 88 | 585 | 2880 | 3553 | |||||
| F-80248 | 598 | 375 | 2090 | 3063 | |||||
| OK2-36449 | 0 | 0 | 1296 | 1296 | |||||
| R7R007 | 1000 | 0 | 0 | 1000 | |||||
| NL13740 | 0 | 0 | 560 | 560 | |||||
| UB50734221 | 36 | 0 | 48 | 84 |
