believe it or not, i have actually never tried 2v2 pvp

tho for what i know it dosnt give rating, and most people tend to far honor by 2v2 pvping, since they wont reach a rating where they will start to loose.
now for the rank 1 significant higher than the remainings, this is the same for my server as well. and theres 2 ways to do this.
1 you simply get boostet, you and the other guys quick start at the same time and gets matched, and 1 looses on purpose. NOW i do not acuse anyone of anything, and i know its not the case on my server

but im aware some people do it organized.
the other possible reason is that he plays alot and is pretty superior to the rest of you guys, and probadly knows what monsters you are using. this way he can be online alot just sitting in the pvp room and when he see's som1 creating a room he will make a party to win against it, and quickly matchup.
this way he will only pvp against people he already knows he can win against, and he has a prepared setup for it

the last part is quet tricky, the ranking system does not automaticly opdate when ur game is open, meaning you wont be able to see reason happening decrading in points, which means you need to close the app and relaunch it for a proper view of how it is.
in my experience its quet easy for a 1990 rank to win a game and once in a while cross the 2k border, just to loose next game to a highrated player, that thereby will gain rating while no1 in top 5-10 loosing any.
for matching up, i suggest you friend everyone on top 10 and keep an eye on whos online, and when a pvp room for one of them is created, and quick starting og matching up in a similar room with same 2v2 or 1v1

and remember to create a room urself whenever you're looking for a match, so people know som1 is quing up, its way harder to find an opponent by pressing quick start, because people will think the pvp room is emty.
- note that ive never actually been ahead in rating so there might be other ways or factors im clueless about, its just my personal take on it
