Then if anything (given his higher kdr), if he is able to overtake the other top 5 players (despite their efforts) he would be validating both ptk's and my own opinion that there is a correlation between skill and rank.

Imagine this scenario: There are two players who first begin playing on a warlords server at the same time, and continue playing non-stop for 30 days (somehow they don't experience fatigue, and don't need neither sleep nor food).

One of the players (player 1) gets (on average) more kills per minute and per death, more mvps, more defuses/plants, and more dominations than the other player (player 2).

Which player do you think will end up with the higher rank?

Of course it's not as straightforward as that in reality, but it's a clear demonstratation that skill does have an influence (however moderate) on one's rank.

Jaycat, would it be possible for you to move all of the posts regarding rank vs skill to the thread of the same name, thanks.