ROC Esports - Kami x Charyy

Two Names, One Banner: How Only Upwards Brought Charyy & Kami to ROC Esports

When ROC Esports unveiled its 2026 Fortnite duo against that signature wall of purple, the announcement looked effortless. Two players, one badge, a clean "Welcome." Behind that single graphic, however, sat months of quiet, deliberate work by Only Upwards, the talent agency that represented both players through every stage of the move.

This is the story of how the deal actually came together.

The brief: keep a partnership intact

The hardest transfers in Fortnite are rarely about a single player. They are about protecting a partnership. Charyy and Kami had built real chemistry as a competitive duo, and Only Upwards understood from the outset that splitting them to chase two separate offers would destroy the very thing that made them valuable. The agency's mandate was clear: find a home that wanted both, and would back them as a unit rather than as two line items on a roster sheet.

Kami brought the pedigree. A Polish veteran with an FNCS Invitational title and well over a million dollars in career earnings, he is one of the most experienced in-game leaders in the European scene. Charyy brought the trajectory: eighteen years old, sharp, and rising fast, the kind of player an organisation builds around for the next several seasons rather than the next several months. Pairing experience with upside gave Only Upwards a genuinely compelling package to take to market.

The match: ROC Esports and Veda Holding

Only Upwards mapped the landscape and zeroed in on ROC Esports. The fit made sense on every axis. Backed by Veda Holding and supported by partners including Sala Entertainment and Bob's, ROC had the financial stability and ambition to compete at the very top, along with a clear appetite to grow its Fortnite presence heading into a 2026 calendar anchored by the Esports World Cup ecosystem.

For the agency, the conversation was never just about who pays the most. It was about runway: which organisation would give two Polish players the structure, travel support, and competitive resources to actually contend on LAN. ROC's multi-title infrastructure and serious backing made it the destination that protected the players' long-term careers, not just their next paycheck.

The work: turning interest into a signing

Securing alignment between two players, an agency, and an organisation under a holding company is where most deals stall. Only Upwards handled the parts that rarely make it into the launch graphic.

That meant negotiating terms that treated the duo as a package while still recognising each player's individual standing, and coordinating across the agency, ROC's management, and Veda Holding's side of the table so that nothing was lost in translation between competitive staff and corporate stakeholders. It also meant getting the deal over the line early. Terms were closed in January 2026, well ahead of the season's biggest moments, giving the players certainty and a roster locked in long before rivals had settled theirs.

With terms agreed, Only Upwards then managed the rollout, holding the news until the timing was right and ensuring that when the announcement landed in March, every detail, from the jerseys to the partner logos, was locked and consistent.

The outcome

The result was a clean, unified signing. Charyy and Kami secured together for 2026 with the backing of Veda Holding and its partners behind them. Two careers protected, one partnership preserved, and a destination chosen for the long game rather than the quick headline.

It is exactly the kind of outcome the agency was built to deliver. As the name says, the only direction is upward.

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