I can pull off a few games like this one tonight, but unless we get lucky matching scrubby teams then Mercury isn't going to happen Year 2. On this run, we failed Mercury because we lost to one really good team and scrubbed up another game 5-4 to an average team. So basically fell one round short of flawless. That's pretty common in Y2 unless you're playing with 3 very strong players.
Like I said, I always try super hard when helping people but have to be realistic about my limitations and the challenge of Y2 Trials. Even if we don't make it, hopefully people at least learn a little bit.