@creater_uaother than waiting for top 10 to start fighting in term of ranked , you also need to improve your game play in general.
spend more time in firing range ,improve your aim and target tracking.
some people do movement training some do aim and some do both.
hiding in the corner while playing ranked is not the answer for the main issue , whatever the rank system is there will always be 4k 20 kills , predators and masters players.
the way to counter this is to be more ready to fight this kind of players , not hide from them.
go to the firing range every time you start a session , turn off aim assist if you are on controller and turn it back on in the actual game and see the difference.
if you are on PC then you have a lot of options to train and improve your aim.
believe me if you spend 15 to 30 minutes in firing range or training everyday ,your fighting skills will improve very soon that if not immediately if you focus enough.
you said you KDR was 1.7 last season , do you know what a 1.7 ...it's great that's at least diamond level , maybe you are just burnt out or tired you just need little more focus.
i had a friend who used to get terrified (literally) when he see a master or pred trail , he started training every day in firing range movement and aim now he is 3 times master, I call him Aceu 2.0 because of the moves that he pull off consistently.
another routine i like to do is solo que no fill in duos and try to take every fight even when it's 2v1 close range , you will not believe how much you will improve if you do it more often.
side note : you always need to plan your attack , angle , surrounding what type of weapons you are using and enemies are using
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