[1][2] In 1900, Stevenson and Edward Diggle challenged Charles Dawson for the Billiards Association title.

Stevenson beat Diggle in the preliminary round, compiling a break of 648 in the match, but lost 6,775–9,000 to Dawson.

The match was due to be played within three months of the challenge being made, but both players agreed to a postponement until November.

Stevenson declined to defend the title in 1912, opting instead to undertake an exhibition tour.

[1] Sidney Felsted wrote in The Badminton Magazine of Sports and Pastimes in 1913 that "Stevenson possibly represents the prettiest and most stylish player the world has ever seen.