i also ran into this issue of not being able to play the champion.
The Pazaak Organizer say's i beat the robot but then the screen flash's and it ends the dialog. All the NPC's are lined up by the pool/hologram area, and the hologram images of the main Pazaak players poof.
you cannot initiate coversation with the organizer, and “You aren’t ready…” to take on the champion.
Thats not the only bug i seen though... Ceeiia Rylo is a fat bald human male, and when going through the hallway's, the areas with the oval doors, the doors are not connected to anything other than the floor.
I reinstalled K1r and redid the robot game but that was a no-go L
I have not modified manaan in any other way so I don’t know what the issues are from…
The version of K1r I used : KotOR 1 Restoration-54-1-2