I have revised how we time our runs, all runs will now be frame timed upon verification. The current criteria is as follows:

FOR INDIVIDUAL LEVEL LEADERBOARDS:

Timer starts on the first frame in which the first slash is rendered

Timer ends when the last bubble is popped on the level

FOR FULL LENGTH any% or arcade%:

Timer starts on the first frame in which the first slash is rendered

Timer ends when the last bubble on the final level is popped

I feel this is currently the most reliable and accurate way to time runs of all categories. Any suggestions, questions or concerns can be sent in this thread. This will all be posted in the Game Rules and Category rules as well.