User blog comment:Usiar/Actual Gameplay Requirements for Ranked?/@comment-86.147.35.40-20130119234503/@comment-94.52.44.104-20130121121145

You shouldnt play solo/duo queue if you can't play all positions and you don't have enough champions to counter the most common. Play full premade and you have your saved spot there.

I play support in solo/duo ranked a lot since i am always 1st pick, and i'm not a fan of suppport (i'm never in the mood for support). I also preffer support and not jungler as 1st/2nd pick because i had my share of bad supports: it's mainly those who main support and can't play ADC properly. IMO in order to be a good support you have to be a good ADC.

But again, i can support the ADC with gangplank, jarvan, darius, talon, jayce and just harras a lot and get kill after kill bot. As long as we're snowballing bottom lane, it doesnt matter if i get a kill or two now and then. And i get to farm during the ADC's recall. Plus i'm more viable late game, where i can pretty much kill most supports instantly or even enemy AP/ADC. But this only works with high dmg output ADC (graves, draven) who play anything but passive and a certain team comp.