Two acts ago I was plat 3 when the season ended. I didn't play at all last act. This act comes along, I win 4/5 placements, mvp in all 4 of the wins, and then place silver 1. Is there something I'm missing that happened behind the scenes?

The kill feed is like 95% Vandal headshots and pretty much every death I have if I actually manage to get face to face with someone is them insta flick bursting with the vandal and getting a headshot even if they miss the first shot or two....

As the title says, I have been playing Valorant for a while now. Currently Silver 1 and always when I play unrated I am able to provide value and make consistent kills with the vandal and spectre (my two main weapons) many times sitting top...