User blog comment:Leyrann/Elo rating doesn't work & Elo Hell exists/@comment-4652200-20121111205308/@comment-70.109.182.235-20121111235122

Yeah, if you are actually as skilled as a 1700 elo player, the discrepancy is probably because you haven't played enough games for your elo to reflect it accurately.

Sure, some people get lucky and do super well in their first 10 games, thus starting with an advantage. But after an appreciable number of games, the lead tends to flatten out and become ireelevant. It's simply how the system works.

tl;dr Play more games.