I think it was mostly just our pairings. When we got matched up with someone actually in our skill level we were very competitive. We just got beat a lot because we got on a streak of bad matchups which happens sometimes. I think if we could have replaced Gruesomebody with STeve we would have won half the games we lost.
It seems as if sniping is getting less and less important. I used to snipe every game almost but anymore I rarely touch one because BR's are everywhere. Sanctuary is a sniping map though.
I'm so glad they are getting less used too, because I suck at using it! I tried to get better, but I guess some people got it, and some don't! Guess which category I fall under...