VALORANT - Unadultered Champions gameplay

Hey, peak Gold player here. I've recently been fluctuating from Gold 1 to Silver 2 and noticed a (strange?)phenomenon. I went from fragging out consistently in Silver-Gold elo to being barely competent. However, in low Silver and Bronze...

After the game if you don’t come in first you get a big ugly DEFEAT all over your screen. No one loses in dm, just show me what place I came in instead.