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It's probably too early to say the Feliks era has ended, but I think it's safe to say that the "Feliks-only era" HAS ended.
For quite a while, Feliks dominated nearly every size cube. There might have been one or two specialists who had a chance at challenging him on any given single cube size, but no one else was consistently at Feliks' level on any size cube. That was true for quite a long time.
Now, Max holds all the world records for 4, 5, 6, and 7, and has the average and clearly could have the single for OH. And out of the top 10 results for 3x3x3 average, Feliks has the first, third, eighth, and tenth, and Max has the other 6.
I think it's safe to say that it's better to say we've entered the Max and Feliks era now (in that order), not the Feliks era. Of course, that could change at any time; perhaps Feliks will start practicing harder again and flip it back around. If he's really not practicing at all these days (which is highly believable - he's clearly quite busy with other things, and most cubers practice a lot less by the time they've been cubing as long as Feliks), it might not take much for him to dominate again.
For quite a while, Feliks dominated nearly every size cube. There might have been one or two specialists who had a chance at challenging him on any given single cube size, but no one else was consistently at Feliks' level on any size cube. That was true for quite a long time.
Now, Max holds all the world records for 4, 5, 6, and 7, and has the average and clearly could have the single for OH. And out of the top 10 results for 3x3x3 average, Feliks has the first, third, eighth, and tenth, and Max has the other 6.
I think it's safe to say that it's better to say we've entered the Max and Feliks era now (in that order), not the Feliks era. Of course, that could change at any time; perhaps Feliks will start practicing harder again and flip it back around. If he's really not practicing at all these days (which is highly believable - he's clearly quite busy with other things, and most cubers practice a lot less by the time they've been cubing as long as Feliks), it might not take much for him to dominate again.