I just played a comp match and I lost it due to my 2 random teammates who were AFK and got a rating of -16RP. How fair is it even after dragging the game from 0-7 to 8-12 I get a negative rating which is fine, but the loose was due to the t...

I'm fairly new and after i saw my friend struggle to rank up after he got placed in iron 2, i'm anxious if i'm good enough to play good to escape the low elo's. Is this normal and what should i do, should i play the placement matches or sho...